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Ancient Fossils May Be Just Rocks | San Jose News
A groundbreaking new study is shaking up our understanding of Earth’s earliest life—some of the oldest “fossils” thought to date back billions of years may actually be just mineral formations, not biological remains. Using advanced imaging, scientists re-examined ancient structures from Western Australia and Canada and found evidence they formed through natural geological processes, not life. This revelation could rewrite the timeline of when life began on Earth and forces a major rethink in astrobiology—how we search for life beyond our planet. The scientific community is already racing to…
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