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Lost city could have been cradle of life

A lost city at the bottom of the ocean contains chemical traces that suggests it could have been the cradle of life on Earth.

Some believe the right ingredients for life made their way from outer space. Darwin thought it emerged in a "warm little pond" and others have looked for answers on the sea floor.

Now evidence to back the latter submarine idea has emerged from the "Lost City" which lies at a depth of 2,600 feet, where creamy white to grey spires, pinnacles and 18 storey chimneys teem with microscopic marine life, as a volcanic system on the Atlantic sea floor that gradually pushes America and Britain apart.

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 5:27 PM | Comments (0) | Return

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