See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The question of where life on Earth began has long puzzled scientists, ...

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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, ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea hydrothermal vents – those towering structures on the ocean floor constantly ...