There has long been scepticism about the geochemical evidence that the ancient ocean was markedly warm. A fresh approach bolsters the case for an ocean that, in the distant past, was indeed quite hot.
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De La Rocha, C. In hot water. Nature 443, 920–921 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443920a
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