primordial

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Recent discoveries about similar art-filled caves in France suggest that our ancestors were creating more than murals and pointillism beneath the primordial mists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

One key conclusion of the research is that mining undifferentiated asteroids -- the primordial remnants of the solar system's formation considered the progenitor bodies of chondritic meteorites -- remains impractical for now.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

Its stars may be a refreshing, new sight among a whole lot of primordial fare, but by casting for charm, “Jurassic World Rebirth” unintentionally questions just how much appeal this franchise has left.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

The figure resembles a yakshi - a powerful primordial nature spirit that can bestow both "abundance and fertility, as well as death and disease" - recognisable through her floral headdress, jewellery and full figure.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

The earth’s primordial ocean, which came into existence not long after the earth was formed, about four and a half billion years ago, may well have contained microscopic life forms based on rna.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston