After 1.5 Billion Years in Flux, Here’s How a New, Stronger Crust Set the Stage for Life on Earth
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After 1.5 Billion Years in Flux, Here’s How a New, Stronger Crust Set the Stage for Life on Earth . Our planet is unique in the solar system. It’s the only one with active plate tectonics, ocean basins, continents and, as far as we know, life. But Earth in its current form is 4.5 billion years in the...
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