Minerals

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7 ARTICLES

last mo.

Study Proposes Two Independent Origins of Free‑Living Cells

Analysis combining a new reaction‑ordering algorithm, comparative genomics and laboratory chemistry finds LUCA relied partly on metal catalysis while bacteria and archaea later evolved distinct enzyme systems.

8 ARTICLES

4mo ago

High-Altitude Pyrenees Cave Points to Millennia of Prehistoric Copper Work

47 ARTICLES

9mo ago

Oldest Confirmed Human Fire-Making Found at 400,000-Year-Old UK Site

14 ARTICLES

9mo ago

Pompeii ‘Time Capsule’ Confirms Romans Used Hot‑Mixed Quicklime to Make Self‑Healing Concrete

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

Advanced Microscopy Reveals Fiery Origins of Apollo’s Orange Lunar Glass Beads