Xenon trapped beneath Earth's crust provides clues to how our planet evolved, but quantifying atmospheric contamination has been impossible. The latest analysis surmounts a barrier to our understanding.
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Matsumoto, T. The noble art of recycling. Nature 441, 169–170 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441169b
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