There are a lot of reasons the early Earth was a biologically barren place. For one thing, its surface was molten; for another thing, it had no survivable atmosphere, with very little of the molecular oxygen that is essential for biology. Then too, Earth simply lacked the chemistry to produce biology.
We Can Thank Deep-space Asteroids For Helping Start Life On Earth
Jeffrey Kluger, Time
Mon, 09/30/2024 - 12:54pm
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