Melvin Mosley+FollowEarth’s OG Ancestor Was a Total SurvivorTurns out, all life on Earth traces back to a single ancestor, LUCA, and this little microbe is way older than we thought—like, 4.2 billion years old! LUCA lived when Earth was basically a volcanic hellscape, dodging meteors and fighting off ancient viruses. Scientists now think life started way earlier and was tougher than we ever imagined. If LUCA could survive that chaos, maybe life really can pop up anywhere! #Science #ScienceNews #OriginsOfLife60Share
Patrick Simmons+FollowSpace Booze: The Secret to Life?Scientists just found methanol (yep, alcohol!) swirling around a young star 330 light-years away. Why does this matter? Turns out, these boozy molecules are building blocks for life—think amino acids and all that good stuff. The wild part: the ratio of these molecules matches what’s in our own comets, hinting that cosmic cocktails might’ve helped kickstart life on Earth. Basically, we might owe our existence to space booze delivered by ancient comets! #SpaceScience #OriginsOfLife #AstroChemistry #Science40Share
Richard Vaughan+FollowLost City Found: Earth’s OG Life Hack?Scientists just found a wild undersea 'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic that could literally hold the secret to how life started on Earth. Picture towering mineral spires, weird microbes living without sunlight, and a whole ecosystem that’s been untouched for over 120,000 years. The craziest part? This place might show us how life could exist on other planets too. But now, deep-sea mining could threaten it before we even unlock its mysteries. Protect the Lost City! #LostCity #OriginsOfLife #DeepSeaDiscovery #Science40Share
