Africa's rich fossil finds should get the air time they deserve: The Spinosaurus was just one example of a dinosaur that roamed Africa hundreds of millions of years ago. By Mike Bowler from Canada (Spinosaurus) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsPalaeontology, like much else in the cultural landscape, has a strong western influence … [Read more...] about Africa’s rich fossil finds should get the air time they deserve | The Conversation
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One of the world’s most famous fossil skulls, “Mrs Ples”, is actually a “Mr” | The Conversation
One of the world's most famous fossil skulls, "Mrs Ples", is actually a "Mr": A study of "Mrs" Ples' tooth sockets has made scientists think differently about "her" sex. Ditsong National Museum of Natural HistoryMore than 70 years ago two palaeontologists named Robert Broom and John Robinson discovered a skull at the Sterkfontein Caves near Johannesburg. … [Read more...] about One of the world’s most famous fossil skulls, “Mrs Ples”, is actually a “Mr” | The Conversation
It’s time to celebrate Africa’s forgotten fossil hunters | The Conversation
It's time to celebrate Africa's forgotten fossil hunters: Local people at Tendaguru (Tanzania) excavation site in 1909 with Giraffatitan fossils. Wikimedia Commons/Public domainThere are few things more exciting for a professional palaeontologist than discovering fossil remains. In early 2017 I found a beautifully preserved skeleton sticking out of the ground in South Africa’s … [Read more...] about It’s time to celebrate Africa’s forgotten fossil hunters | The Conversation
The world needs to consider how to manage the end of the fossil fuel era | The Conversation
The world needs to consider how to manage the end of the fossil fuel era: An oil rig in Angola. The country could see big reductions in export and revenue from fossil fuels as the world transitions to clean energy. ShutterstockAt the UN Climate Negotiations in Paris the world agreed to keep global warming to well below 2°C, above pre-industrial levels. The Paris Agreement was … [Read more...] about The world needs to consider how to manage the end of the fossil fuel era | The Conversation
How the pursuit of carbon and fossil fuels harms vulnerable communities | The Conversation
How the pursuit of carbon and fossil fuels harms vulnerable communities: The Niger Delta, where the rights of humans have been violated in the pursuit of oil. Flickr/Sosialistisk Ungdom (SU)2016 is set to be the hottest year on record. Global temperatures are already 1,2°C above pre-industrial levels, and total reductions in emissions, committed by individual countries, far … [Read more...] about How the pursuit of carbon and fossil fuels harms vulnerable communities | The Conversation
