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Jul 13, 2024

Gobsmacking Study Finds Life on Earth Emerged 4.2 Billion Years Ago

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Once upon a time, Earth was barren. Everything changed when, somehow, out of the chemistry available early in our planet’s history, something started squirming – processing available matter to survive, to breed, to thrive.

What that something was, and when it first squirmed, have been burning questions that have puzzled humanity probably for as long as we’ve been able to ask “what am I?”

Now, a new study has found some answers – and life emerged surprisingly early.

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