How Early Earth's Unlikely Chemical Hero Appeared

Keyword: Manganese

Publisher: Universe Today

Published: Jun 2, 2026

In early Earth's chemical soup, toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) was the unlikely hero ingredient. Though a killer to all but a few lifeforms, HCN is at the base of a host of prebiotic chemical reactions… [+6649 chars]

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