Hot springs were a catalyst for origins of life on Earth, study claims

A new study suggests primordial hot springs could have helped produ Earth fe from ke of years ago found within them.

Researchers at Newcastle University look Nature Communications Earth & Environment h emerged from geological materials more than 3.5 billion years ago.

They mixed bicarbonate, hydrogen, and iron-rich magnetite under the same condi Newcastle University in a hot spring or hydrothermal vent.

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