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Combining analytical chemistry with machine learning doubled the age of ancient rocks that can be examined for signs of ...

The ancient world was probably filled with magicians using science only a few understood, but the works of one man have ...

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A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

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The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

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