A brief history of origin theories
From spontaneous materializing to a "warm little pond."
By Mary Beth Griggs September 7, 2017
Where did it all begin? The full story, this way.
Courtesy Dominic Papineau and Matthew Dodd
Ancient Greece
Leading thinkers conjecture that life arose spontaneously—just as maggots seem to appear on carcasses.
1871
Charles Darwin writes that life may have emerged in a “warm little pond†with the right mixture of light, heat, and chemicals.
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