Modeling Hadean Earth Pinpoints Onset of Life-Sustaining Conditions

An international team, including HUN-REN CSFK researchers, modeled the thermal environment of Hadean Earth shaped by meteorite impacts to identify when sustained habitable conditions emerged. The study provides a refined timeline for the origin of life, though the exact timing remains model-dependent. This refines our understanding of early Earth's habitability and the conditions for abiogenesis.