Earth’s early oceans hid the secret rise of complex life

ScienceDaily
Dec 6, 2025, 8:54 am113 ptsTrending
Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded molecular clock approach, the team showed that crucial cellular features emerged in ancient anoxic oceans long before oxygen became a major part of Earth’s atmosphere. Their results…

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