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A new treasure trove of Cambrian fossils

Posted on July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 by Sciworthy

Paleontologists discovered a new set of fossils from the ancient ancestors of animals in rocks from China.

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    Could we find evidence for life in fool’s gold?

    Posted on November 21, 2022March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

    Scientists looked for biosignatures in fool's gold from a Mars-like environment . They found small filaments within the rock that may once…

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      Mars could host a deep underground biosphere

      Posted on October 21, 2021June 13, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

      Scientists estimate that parts of Mars’ would be able to support up to one million microbes per kilogram of rock deep underground.

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        Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped build the first proteins?

        Posted on September 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…

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          Lasers and Fool’s Gold Give a Glimpse Into Our Ocean’s Past

          Posted on January 30, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          The amount of trace elements in ocean pyrite correspond to ocean oxygen concentrations at different points in geologic time.

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