Analysis of recently discovered zircon crystals reveals a sharp change in Earth’s geochemistry around 3.8 billion years ago. Researchers studying the ancient crystals say the likely explanation is the ...

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Balz Kamber receives funding from Science Foundation Ireland. Teresa Ubide receives funding from The University of Queensland, the Australian Geoscience Council and the Australian Academy of Science.