Scientist discovers oldest water on Earth and drinks it
A scientist who discovered the oldest water ever found on Earth chose the most sensible course of action, naturally, as consuming it.
At the age of 15 in 2016 when she had this significant finding.
found on Earth.
"A lot of people mistakenly believe this water is a tiny pocket of water locked inside the rock," said Professor Sherwood Lollar.
Actually, it's quite visible. The flow rate is extremely high, with litres of water per minute; the volume of liquid is far greater than what people thought would happen.
She discovered the water to be "just very salty and bitter" with an overwhelming salinity that surpassed even seawater's level of saltiness.
That's a promising finding, as saltier water generally comes from older sea water. Naturally, with this water having aged for billions of years, this result wasn't unexpected.
"I reckon you've probably eaten into a fair few rocks," said Sherwood Lollar.
– in it.
We've established that the signal evident within the fluids must be down to microbial activity, and a crucial point is that this microbial activity would have had to have been occurring over an exceptionally extended period.
These microbes wouldn't have been able to develop such a unique characteristic over night.
This must indicate that living organisms have had an enduring presence within these fluids for millions or billions of years.
- a most cinematic response upon drinking the ancient water, and luckily enough, they lived to recount the experience.
in 2016.
This article was first published on 26th October 2023
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