Why Earth’s Cracked Crust May Be Essential for Life

11/04/2019 26 min
Why Earth’s Cracked Crust May Be Essential for Life

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Life needs more than water alone. Recent discoveries suggest that plate tectonics has played a critical role in nourishing life on Earth. The findings carry major consequences for the search for life elsewhere in the universe. The post Why Earth’s Cracked Crust May Be Essential for Life first appeared on Quanta Magazine