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Yellowstone's Super-Hot Water May Hold The Secrets of Earth's First Breath


Microbial life in Yellowstone's Lower Geyser Basin may hold clues to the evolution of life's exploitation of oxygen, according to a recent analysis by researchers from Montana State University.

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