The appearance of free oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere led to the Great Oxidation Event. This was triggered by cyanobacteria producing the oxygen which developed into multicellular forms as early as ...
For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically transform water and carbon dioxide into ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Maybe the trigger for the rise of oxygen on Earth was nothing special. Maybe that oxidation didn’t need large tectonic shifts or the evolution of land plants. Instead, the circulation ...
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Unexpected oxidation process: Chinese mission uncovers evidence of rust on the moon
For decades, scientists believed the moon lacked the conditions needed for iron oxidation, making iron oxides virtually ...
It may have been unexpectedly easy for the air to become rich in oxygen. A new simulation of the rise of oxygen suggests that it was driven by the planet itself, and needed little help from living ...
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