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How lightning may have ‘sparked life on earth’ – 7NEWS.com.au
The emergence of the earth’s first living organisms billions of years ago may have been facilitated by a bolt out of the blue.
The emergence of the earths first living organisms billions of years ago may have been facilitated by a bolt out of the blue – or perhaps a quintillion of them.
Researchers said on Tuesday that lightning strikes during the first billion years after the planets formation roughly 4.5 billion years ago may have freed up phosphorus required for the formation of biomolecules essential to life.
The study may offer insight into the origins of earths earliest microbial life – and potential extraterrestrial…
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