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Scientists uncover how iron-rich soils chemically capture carbon for centuries

Scientists have long known that iron-rich soils quietly lock away vast amounts of carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere ...

Iron minerals' hidden chemistry explains how soils trap carbon

While scientists have long known that iron oxide minerals help lock away enormous amounts of carbon—sequestering it from the ...
The Conversation

Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars. It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life

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Gizmodo

Scientists Find Giant Organic Molecules on Mars as Old as Life on Earth

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a tantalizing venue for humankind’s search for life beyond Earth. Mars today ...