This stone might've just rocked scientists' world. The 2-billion-year-old slab is home to living microbes, the oldest ones ever discovered — and 20 times older than the previous record holder.⁠
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The findings could force scientists to rewrite what we know about the evolution of life on Earth.⁠
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Because of their age, the microbes offer a sort of time machine to a long past time on our planet. Further study into them could reveal unprecedented insights.⁠
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"By studying the DNA and genomes of microbes like these," one researcher said, "we may be able to understand the evolution of very early life on Earth." ⁠
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This rock was found in South Africa with the help of ultradeep drilling. But researchers are drawing a line between these microbes and Mars. Learn more about that at the link in our bio. | Futurism by ASM Channels

Pathfinder elements are those that have a strong spatial or genetic association with a target element or mineral of
interest, such as gold, copper, or diamond.

‏C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS ☄️ **لدينا زائر!

لقد هبط علينا حدث كوني مذهل!
يضيء المذنب C/2023 A3 سماء الصباح، معلنًا عودته المذهلة بعد غياب دام 80 ألف عام! إنه مشهد لن يتكرر إلا مرة واحدة في العمر - لا تفوت فرصتك لمشاهدة هذه المشهد السماوي!**

What Was the Cambrian Explosion?
At the beginning of the Paleozoic Era, animals with skeletons appeared rather abruptly in the fossil record. In fact, their appearance is described as an explosive development of new types of animals, and is referred to as the Cambrian explosion by most scientists. This sudden appearance of new animals in the fossil record is rapid, however, only in the context of geologic time, having taken place over millions of years during the Early Cambrian Period.