{
  "id": 6423965,
  "title": "Rethinking the origin of life at seafloor hydrothermal vents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rethinking-the-origin-of-life-at-seafloor-hydrothermal-vents",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PNAS",
    "slug": "pnas",
    "url": "https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2613108123?af=R"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 36, September 2026. Alkaline vents have dominated a class of hypotheses for the origins of life since their discovery a quarter of century ago, but advances in understanding the nature of these systems at the time of life’s origins demand renewed scrutiny. Alkaline vent ...",
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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."
}