Scientists find water was fueling volcanoes 3 billion years ago

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Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest water was reaching deep inside Earth more than three billion years ago, long before modern plate tectonics may have fully developed.

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  • Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest water was reaching deep inside Earth more than three billion years ago, long before modern plate tectonics may have fully developed.
  • Reported by ScienceDaily and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:14:19 UTC.

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