Researchers used atomic-scale computer simulations to discover the importance of carbon in forming a solid planetary core.

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A new study brings scientists closer to uncovering how life began on Earth.

It's one of the most longstanding questions in biology: how did life first arise? Research on the topic abounds, but there's no one accepted answer. And according to one new paper, the chances that ...