The amount of long-lived radioactive elements incorporated into a rocky planet as it forms may be a crucial factor in determining its future habitability, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of scientists at UC Santa Cruz.
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https://phys.org/news/2020-11-radioactive-elements-crucial-habitability-rocky.html