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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...

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New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event.

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A new model uncovers how Earth’s liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet’s beginnings, offering new ...