Recent paleomagnetic studies of Apollo and Chang’e returned samples suggest that the lunar dynamo was active from ∼4.2 billion years ago (Ga) and ceased by ∼1.0 Ga. However, uncertainties remain ...

The oceans buffer against climate change via biogeochemical cycles underpinned by microbial metabolic activities. While planetary-scale surveys provide baseline microbiome data, inferring metabolic ...

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