It’s a little bit of rock that reminds us where we came…
““It’s a little bit of rock that reminds us where we came from,” said Russell. If it is true, the iron-sulfur world theory suggests that life not only could have started in hydrothermal vents but that it had to have started there.””
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Hydrothermal vents likely birthed life, linking geology to biology.
In simple terms: Life may have started in deep vents.
Explore origins of life through geology.
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- What does the vent theory suggest about life’s resilience?
- How does this shape our view of extraterrestrial life?
Evidence is still debated among scientists.