{
  "id": 2088204,
  "title": "India rock dated to 3.4 billion years may preserve Earth's oldest life signs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/india-rock-dated-to-3-4-billion-years-may-preserve-earths-oldest-life",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:57:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/oldest-evidence-of-life-on-earth-has-been-discovered-in-india-a-3-4-billion-year-old-layered-rock-shows-signs-of-microbial-life/articleshow/133365920.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Recent discoveries in India have unveiled biological traces that date back approximately 3.5 billion years, indicating a significantly ancient origin of life on Earth. Researchers have confirmed the presence of photosynthetic activity and intricate metabolic processes within these samples, which originated from environments close to underwater hydrothermal vents. This remarkable finding…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}