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But on further inspection, abiotic (non-biological) processes or false detection became more likely explanations.
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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
Both researchers emphasize that scientists don’t know nearly enough about K2-18 b to determine whether any dimethyl sulfide found in its atmosphere was produced by living organisms—or by abiotic happenstance of the kind that led to their own observations.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
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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
Both researchers emphasize that scientists don’t know nearly enough about K2-18 b to determine whether any dimethyl sulfide found in its atmosphere was produced by living organisms—or by abiotic happenstance of the kind that led to their own observations.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Abiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abiotic. Accessed 9 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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