Tag: quarry

The Forklift Truck Drivers Who Never Leave Their Desks

Forklift operators are using remote-control technology that allows them to work off-site, controlling their machines from afar. The BBC reports: [A]s Covid-19 spreads easily, the warehouses dotted along the world’s supply chains have become potential hubs of disease transmission, says Elliot Katz, co-founder of Phantom Auto. Phantom Auto’s technology is now installed in around a dozen warehouses in the US and…

Rare plant may prevent the first lithium quarry in the US from opening

Tiehm’s buckwheat is an extremely rare plant that thrives in soil containing lithium and boron. Both elements are vital for renewable energy technologies, but mining for them will destroy most of the plant’s habitat Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251905-rare-plant-may-prevent-the-first-lithium-quarry-in-the-us-from-opening/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Fossil skull suggests human ancestors emerged 200,000 years earlier than thought

This newly discovered fossil is a hugely important find, say scientists. It means that one of our earliest ancestors possibly originated in southern Africa. Read more Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/fossil-skull-human-ancestors-emerged-200000-years-earlier…

Wonderchicken fossil casts new light on bird evolution

The oldest known bird fossil, from the age of dinosaurs, has skull features similar to modern chickens. The scientists who found it have nicknamed it “Wonderchicken.” It’s providing valuable insights into the evolution of birds. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/wonderchicken-oldest-fossil-modern-bird…

Remains of Earth’s oldest forest found in New York

Scientists found fossilized root systems of ancient trees – from what’s now Earth’s oldest known forest – near Cairo, New York. They looked “surprisingly modern,” the scientists said. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/oldest-forest-new-york-fossil-trees…

Fossil trees reveal world’s oldest forest grew on New York mountains

Fossilised tree roots found in a New York quarry are 386 million years old, making them the remains of the oldest known forest yet Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2228299-fossil-trees-reveal-worlds-oldest-forest-grew-on-new-york-mountains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…