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Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began

ScienceDailyMonday, August 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM

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Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began
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Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms.

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Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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