It is a discovery that’s 'one for the textbooks.'
  • atx_aquarian@lemmy.world
    82·
    7 months ago

    If not, then the article misrepresented. The title is completely clear on claiming it hasn’t happened in a billion years.

    For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      7 months ago

      Yeah well it’s from an outlet literally named “popular science”. If you want accuracy, read the actual papers.

    • Hegar@kbin.social
      4·
      7 months ago

      Now, a team of scientists have detected a sign of a major life event that has likely not occurred for at least one billion years.

      The headlines aren’t written by the journalists.