Did life emerge on Earth while the planet was still cooling down?
In short: New evidence suggests that life may have appeared on Earth more than 4 billion years ago. This video explores how organisms potentially thrived in the extreme, hellish conditions of our planet's infancy, long before the oceans had fully formed.
Scientists have recently uncovered signs that life emerged during a period when Earth's crust was still in the process of cooling. While the environment was hostile, these findings indicate that biological processes began to take hold much earlier than previously assumed.
This discovery challenges our understanding of planetary habitability, showing that life is remarkably resilient even in the most volatile conditions. By examining the period over 4 billion years ago, researchers are piecing together the timeline of how the first organisms survived in a world of forming oceans and molten landscapes.
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