Some Scientists Believe Life Formed in Thermal Pools like Those in Yellowstone National Park (IMAGE)

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Some Scientists Believe Life Formed in Thermal Pools like Those in Yellowstone National Park

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Szostak believes the earliest cells developed on land in ponds or pools, potentially in volcanically active regions. Ultraviolet light, lightning strikes, and volcanic eruptions all could have helped spark the chemical reactions necessary for life formation.

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