Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth Possibly Found in Australian Rocks

Ancient rocks found in a remote stretch of Western Australia may contain the world's oldest known evidence of life on land, a new study finds.The 3.48-billion-year-old rocks are part of an area known as the Dresser Formation, located in Pilbara, Australia.During Earth's early years, the region might have been a volcanic caldera (a volcanic crater often resulting from an eruption) on a small island dotted with hot springs and ponds that were teeming with microbial life, said study lead author Tar