life on earth
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Life As We Know Could Have Come From Algae On Steroids
Image: Harsha K R/Flickr What was life really like here on planet Earth before animals were big enough to leave fossils behind? How did living things turn from dinky capsules of genetic material into the intelligent, complex organisms that do things like fart and type curse words into posts on the internet? Scientists think they…
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Maybe Don’t Give Meteorites Credit For Life On Earth
How did life as we know it begin on Earth? If your answer is “an intense meteorite bombardment resulting in a large explosion of marine animal and plant life diversification 471 million years ago” you’re not only a very well spoken individual, but you may be wrong. New research out of Sweden shows the oft-mentioned…
