Japan’s hot springs hold clues to the origins of life on Earth

ScienceDaily
Oct 3, 2025, 3:31 am452 ptsHotTop
Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, which mimic the ancient oceans, to uncover how early microbes survived. They discovered communities of…

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