Fossil auctioned in New York after dispute A fossil of a fearsome T Rex relative has been auctioned in New York despite the Mongolian government’s objections and a judge’s order blocking the sale, MSN News reports. Heritage Auctions said the 24ft-long tarbosaurus skeleton sold for US$1,052,500 (£666,000), but the sale is contingent on the outcome […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Dinosaur gases made the world warmer A new study suggests that dinosaurs may have helped keep an already overheated world warmer with their flatulence and burps 200 million years ago. The research published Monday in Current Biology suggests that large dinosaurs made a significant contribution to the greenhouse effect back then. Study author David Wilkinson […]
May 8 2012 | Posted in
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Fossil fuel has been in use since the medieval era when troops used it to lit the fire balls to bombard enemy’s territories. Since the world entered the 20th century, this fossil fuel has been in demand for a number of purposes and has been the bull’s eye of criticism on global warming. However, a […]
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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The diesel they make is what’s known as a “drop-in” fuel — meaning you can use it as a direct substitute for regular diesel. Plus, it’s higher quality, with cetane levels as high as 88. Cetane is the equivalent of octane in gasoline; the higher cetane, the more evenly and more powerfully the fuel combusts. […]
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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Oil diggers discover a dinosaur Syncrude Canada Ltd. is considered to be the world’s largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and the largest single source producer in Canada. The company’s heavy equipment operator recently discovered what happens to be a nearly complete plesiosaur as they dug in Canada’s oil sands. Plesiosaur is one […]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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