[raz32dust]

The article does not touch upon this, but there is a fascinating theory that life on earth originated in deep sea vents. Highly recommend reading the very accessible "The Vital Question" by Nick Lane for more on this.

[basementcat]

This is one of the reasons why a conservative Texas politician spent tremendous amounts of political capital shoveling money to California.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/inside-nasas-daring-...