The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in
bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate …

This report reviews how terrestrial hot spring systems can sustain diverse and abundant
microbial communities and preserve their fossil records. Hot springs are dependable water …

The role of emergence in the creation of consciousness has been debated for over a
century, but it remains unresolved. In particular there is controversy over the claim that a …

For decades, deep sea hydrothermal vents have been a preferred setting for the Origin of
Life, but “The Water Problem” as relates to polymerization of organic molecules, together …

The assumption that there was a “water problem” at the emergence of life—that the Hadean
Ocean was simply too wet and salty for life to have emerged in it—is here subjected to …

We argued in Part 1 of this series that because all living systems are extremely far‐from‐
equilibrium dynamic confections of matter, they must necessarily be driven to that state by …

Abstract The Kerguelen Islands, located in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, are very
isolated geographically. The microbial diversity and communities present on the island …

We here review the extraordinary mineralogical properties of green rusts and their naturally
occurring form, fougerite, and discuss the pertinence of these properties within the alkaline …

Hot spring environments are commonly dominated by silica sinters that precipitate by the
rapid cooling of silica-saturated fluids and the activity of microbial communities. However …

The principal features, geotectonic settings and association with near-surface hydrothermal
mineral systems of ancient and present subaerial hot springs, fumaroles and geysers are …