Expl1373-Flickr-NOAAPhotoLibrary Type post Author Casey Luskin Date August 11, 2026 CategoriesEvolutionOrigin of Life Tagged , __trending, abiotic chemical reactions, amino acids, archaea, bacteria, cellular organism, cofactors, common ancestry, environment, enzymatic metabolism, enzymes, evolutionary biologists, homology, hydrothermal vent, last archaeal common ancestor, Last Bacterial Common Ancestor, Last Universal Common Ancestor, lineages, LUCA, nucleobases, organic molecules, origin of life, Science Advances, Smithsonian Magazine, universal common ancestry Enzymes in Bacteria and Archaea Are So Dissimilar There Must Be “Two Origins of Life” Casey Luskin August 11, 2026 Evolution, Origin of Life 7 Don’t get distracted by wondering how the extreme heat near a vent (a toasty 750° F or more inside the vent) wouldn’t quickly break down organic molecules. Read More ›
Inactive_hydrothermal_vents,_Galapagos_Rift_(Expl6488_9667229132) Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date March 6, 2026 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , aerobic lifestyle, Alphaproteobacteria, Arctic Ocean, Asgard, Asgard archaea, cell division, cells, cytokinesis, electron transport chain complex, ESCRT-III division, eukaryotes, eukaryotic signature proteins, FtsZ proteins, hydrogenases, hydrothermal vent, Loki’s Castle, Lokiarchaeota, mitochondria, mitosis, Nature (journal), Norse deities, Odinarcheota, polymerization, synthesis, Thorarchaeota Do the Asgard Archaea Hold the Keys to Eukaryotic Origins? Jonathan McLatchie March 6, 2026 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design 8 In 2015, a new superphylum of archaea was reported, having been discovered through metagenomic sequences of sediments. Read More ›
