Bombshell new study could disprove long-held theory about the origin of life

“Bombshell new study could disprove long-held theory about the origin of life”

A landmark study has dismantled a theory about the origin of life that has persisted for more than a hundred years. Scientists long theorised that comets seeded our planet with the essential molecular ingredients for life. However, new research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that these icy celestial bodies strike Earth's atmosphere at speeds and angles far too extreme for delicate organic compounds to remain intact. Rather than the long-theorised steady shower of…