The origin of life on Earth has always been a mystery. For many years, scientists have focused on the stars and believed that the building blocks for life that evolved on this planet came from asteroids, comets, or meteorites. However, some scientists now believe that the true origin of life on Earth may have been here all along.
a new paper shared by scientific progressand new articles published in conversation, asks the question, “What if the origin of life on our planet was actually here all along?” This is an interesting approach to exploring where life began on Earth, and the researchers involved believe that the elements that made life possible (called volatiles) may have been present on Earth from the beginning. It states that there is.
Some elements are considered volatile, such as carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and a group of elements that researchers call chalcogens. All of these volatile substances, which also include sulfur, selenium, and tellurium, evaporate more easily than other elements. And understanding how they invaded Earth can also help us understand the origins of life on Earth.
It is known as one of the most popular theories. Late veneer theory, states that the Earth was first formed from materials with low volatile content. However, after volatile-rich celestial bodies (meteorites, comets, asteroids) began impacting the planet’s surface, and the Earth was fully formed, higher concentrations of volatiles began to appear. Ta.
But the problem with this theory is that these volatile-rich objects only contribute about 0.5 percent of Earth’s mass. Therefore, most of these elements would not have arrived at the Earth’s core until long after it was formed. Meanwhile, new research suggests that these volatile substances exist alone on Earth, and that the elements essential for life were present from the beginning of the planet’s early formation.
The researchers say the study also appears consistent with research tracing the origins of water on Earth. This is certainly an interesting idea, and as scientists continue to study it, it could potentially lead to further understanding of the origins of life on Earth.