Resigella bilocularis is a single-celled foraminifera discovered in the Mariana Trench that contains magnetite, a material used by many species to sense magnetic fields. Photo by Andrew Gooday and Hiroshi KitazatoShare this:In 2018, Yang Hao was a graduate student looking for cosmic dust in seafloor sediments collected from the Mariana Trench. Scouring the deepest part of the ocean, he was hoping to learn more about the origin of life on Earth and the role interstellar material may have played in sparking it. While prodding a bit of seafloor sediment with a magnetic needle, part of hunting...…Resigella bilocularis is a single-celled foraminifera discovered in the Mariana Trench that contains magnetite, a material used by many species to sense magnetic fields. Photo by Andrew Gooday and Hiroshi KitazatoShare this:In 2018, Yang Hao was a graduate student looking for cosmic dust in seafloor sediments collected from the Mariana Trench. Scouring the deepest part of the ocean, he was hoping to learn more about the origin of life on Earth and the role interstellar material may have played in sparking it. While prodding a bit of seafloor sediment with a magnetic needle, part of hunting...WW…