TED Climate: This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life

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TED Climate: This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic

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12 minutes 32 seconds

1 year ago

TED Climate: This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic

Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean — until astrobiologist Tara Djokic and her team made an unexpected discovery in the western Australian desert. Learn how an ancient rock found near a hot volcanic pool is shifting our understanding of the origin-of-life puzzle.

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