A close-up picture of the sediment and rocks of one of five hot springs during low tide, showing iron oxide mineral precipitates. Credit: Fatima Li-Hau, ELSI. CC BY-NC-ND. New research centred on hot springs in Japan is giving rare insights into how ancient microbial...
Conceptual illustration of terrestrial hot springs on early Earth. Credit: Illustration by Alex Bosoy, Design & Illustration, LLC. An international team of scientists have highlighted a possible role of iron sulfides in creating life in early Earth’s terrestrial...
