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Roberta Kwok

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How Life and Luck Changed Earth’s Minerals

By Roberta Kwok
August 11, 2015
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Did the minerals on our planet arise in a predictable fashion, or did they result from chance events? The answers could eventually help scientists identify planets likely to harbor life.

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Roberta Kwok is a freelance science writer based in Seattle, Washington. Her work has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, Salon.com, Conservation, and U.S. News & World Report.

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