The name iodine comes from a Greek word meaning violet-colored. Later that century, scientists began to understand that people need certain amounts of iodine to regulate their metabolism and stay ...

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A Yale study finds that the Earth’s ozone layer, crucial for life’s protection from UV radiation, was delayed in stabilizing by a battle between iodine and oxygen, hindering the emergence of complex ...