A 444 million-year-old arthropod fossil, discovered 25 years ago, has been identified. The fossil, named Keurbos susanae, was found in South Africa's Soom Shale. Unusually, it's preserved inside ...

Discovered 25 years ago, a 444-million-year-old marine arthropod fossil stumped paleontologists, as they couldn’t identify its exact species. Sarah Gabbot, who originally discovered the specimen ...

And both forecast rising electricity demand through 2050, though the EIA outlook notably finds that overall U.S. energy demand will fall as homes and vehicles use less fossil fuel. Coal generation ...

Ireland faces the threat of higher electricity prices as it transitions away from fossil fuels to renewables, a new report by the National Economic and Social Council has found. The reports also ...

Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million ...

Researchers also found the remains of two rodent-like mammals in the gut of this dinosaur’s fossil, which represents the first direct evidence of dinosaur-mammal predation in this ancient ecosystem.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record Apr. 8, 2025 — The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million ...

A new study from McGill University is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have ...

Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide gas. This adds to climate change by making the Earth warmer than it should be. Once fossil fuels are gone, they cannot be replaced. Renewable ...

The environmental nonprofit Climate Action Network (CAN) selected Japan as the Fossil of the Day, a title conferred on countries that are backward-looking in their efforts to combat global warming.