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  • Some scientists think life evolved out of hot springs. (Cody H, Wikimedia Commons)
    Did Life On Earth Begin In Hot Springs?
    Walker Rhea
    The molecular working parts of living things are complex organic molecules with a backbone of carbon atoms. Some scientists think that hot springs might have provided the special chemical environments needed to link simple molecules up to form these longer and more complicated molecules.