Life May Have Originated Miles Underground - New research questions 'primordial soup' theory

 The idea of a "primordial soup," in which life theoretically began in lakes and oceans, may be way off. New studies suggest the beginnings of life on this planet could have occurred deep underground, the Independent reports. Researchers have found microbes up to 3.1 miles below the Earth's surface—tiny organisms that are almost exactly the same on opposite sides of the planet...

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