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"Since the Beginning of Earth's History": an Underwater Volcano Spits Out of the Magma, Probably 4.5 Billion Years Old

A study published on 1 July 2026 in Nature, signed by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Paris Institute of Physics, describes in the lavas of the underwater volcano Fani Maoré, in the Comoros, an isotopic signature inherited from the very first moments of the Earth. This cone came out of the ocean floor between 2018 and 2021, after a seismic crisis that shakes the archipelago. The primordial magma would have left crystals born…
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A study published on 1 July 2026 in Nature, signed by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Paris Institute of Physics, describes in the lavas of the underwater volcano Fani Maoré, in the Comoros, an isotopic signature inherited from the very first moments of the Earth. This cone came out of the ocean floor between 2018 and 2021, after a seismic crisis that shakes the archipelago. The primordial magma would have left crystals born…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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