Science Advances
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Prototaxites Fossils Redefine Early Land Life, Ending 165-Year Debate
New research confirms that Prototaxites, the towering organisms that dominated early land ecosystems, belong to a previously unknown and extinct lineage of complex life, resolving a century-and-a-half-old scientific mystery and challenging previous classifications as fungi or plants.
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Ancient Hot Water on Mars: Evidence of a Potentially Habitable Past
New research led by Curtin University has unveiled compelling evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, suggesting the Red Planet may have been habitable during its early history. The study focused on a 4.45-billion-year-old zircon grain from the Martian…