The potential implications of this discovery, as described by science journalist Asher Elbein, are profound and would upturn our entire understanding of the history of life on Earth. Naturally, El Albani’s argument has plenty of critics. But recent discoveries from other teams support El Albani’s idea that our old theories might be wrong, and it might be time to radically rethink our understanding of life’s big bang. Read the story and decide for yourself—and let us know what you conclude.