The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the […]
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Massive Burps Of Carbon Dioxide Led To Oxygen-less Ocean Environments In The Deep Past
New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that massive emissions, or burps, of carbon dioxide from natural earth systems […]
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Molecular Fossils Shed Light On Ancient Earth Life
Paleontologists are getting a glimpse at life over a billion years in the past based on chemical traces in ancient rocks and the genetics of living animals. Research published Dec. […]
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‘Lava lamp’ Vesicles Show How Cells Could Self-organize
The inside of a living cell is crowded with large, complex molecules. New research on how these molecules could spontaneously organize themselves could further our understanding of how cells manage […]
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Life In An Antarctic Lake
UC Davis geologists have been using laser scanning and underwater video to capture images of life in an ice-covered Antarctic lake.