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And yet, every clue has an abiotic escape hatch.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
But on further inspection, abiotic (non-biological) processes or false detection became more likely explanations.
—Oliver Swainston, Space.com, 28 June 2025
This change in pH is as drastic a change in the environment as temperature or any other abiotic factor.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
So far, the rovers on Mars have found some organic molecules and chemical signatures that could have come from either abiotic − nonliving − sources or past life.
—Elisabeth M. Hausrath, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
But on further inspection, abiotic (non-biological) processes or false detection became more likely explanations.
—Oliver Swainston, Space.com, 28 June 2025
This change in pH is as drastic a change in the environment as temperature or any other abiotic factor.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
So far, the rovers on Mars have found some organic molecules and chemical signatures that could have come from either abiotic − nonliving − sources or past life.
—Elisabeth M. Hausrath, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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“Abiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abiotic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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abiotic
adjective
abi·ot·ic
ˌā-bī-ˈät-ik 
: not living or composed of living things
water and rock are abiotic
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