Molecular clock analysis shows bacteria used oxygen long before widespread photosynthesis
Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...
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Study reveals chemical secret of Earth’s 4.5 billion years crust
Research results showed Earth’s earliest crust – known as the protocrust – that formed during the Hadean eon, would have a chemical composition identical to that of the modern average ...
Early Earth's first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline
Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...
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Molecular Clock Provides Clues to the Evolution of Oxygen Metabolism in Bacteria
Researchers have used machine learning, genomic data, fossils and the Earth’s geochemical history to create a timeline of ...
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First Crust Discovery Alters Geological Timeline
Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, ...
Researchers discover Earth's first crust, formed 4.5 billion years ago, had chemical features simil
Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see ...
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Earth’s first crust mirrors the chemistry of modern continents
It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...