Lightning strikes as a major facilitator of prebiotic phosphorus reduction on early Earth

Determining the origins of life on Earth is confounded by the fact that the sources of nutrients necessary to create early life forms remain mysterious. Here the authors show that lightning strikes could have supplied a major source of essential phosphorus on early Earth.

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Main Authors: Benjamin L. Hess, Sandra Piazolo, Jason Harvey
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b36733fa5f7e4f05bf80b883a842787b
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