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MIT, Harvard offer solution to Mars enigma

An analysis by MIT and Harvard scientists suggests a possible answer to a Mars puzzle: Why the lack of widespread carbonate rocks, despite plenty of evidence that points to an early warm, wet climate on the planet that would promote the rocks' formation?

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1. MIT, Harvard offer solution to Mars enigma
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   Planetary scientists have puzzled for years over an apparent contradiction on Mars. Abundant evidence points to an early warm, wet climate on the red planet, but there’s no sign of the widespread carbonate rocks, such as limestone, that should have formed in such a climate.
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5. Study of malaria parasite unearths surprises
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