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Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Dinosaurs are all around us, figuratively and literally speaking. Most of these diverse creatures went extinct 66 million years ago, but the ancient ancestors of modern […]
Exploring the Evolutionary History of Osmeriformes: Insights from Molecular Phylogenetics and Fossil Records Introduction to Osmeriformes: The Osmeriformes is an order within the class Actinopterygii, which consists of ray-finned fish with diverse appearances. This group is characterized by the presence of two pairs of barbels on their snouts and a […]
Global efforts to slow a runaway climate catastrophe may have reached a critical milestone in the last year with the peak of global carbon emissions from energy use, according to experts. A growing number of climate analysts believe that 2023 may be recorded as the year in which annual emissions […]
Fossil fuels will not be “phased out”, but the world has now agreed that we must rapidly transition away from using oil, gas and coal in order to reach net zero by 2050, in a historic moment at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 11am local […]
World leaders have agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels ‘Historic’ deal, which is non-binding, negotiated in UAE over last two weeks By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 08:37 GMT, 13 December 2023 | Updated: 09:07 GMT, 13 December 2023 World leaders have agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels for the […]
Countries have agreed to transition away from using fossil fuels in a landmark moment at a UN climate change conference. Ministers representing nearly 200 nations made the commitment following days of heated and widespread wrangling at COP28 in Dubai. It is the first time there has been explicit mention in […]
The world agreed a new climate deal in Dubai on Wednesday at the COP28 summit after two weeks of talks, making an unprecedented call for transitioning away from fossil fuels but using vague language that could allow some countries to take minimal action. The gavel went down on the agreement, […]