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It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

Learn more about how complex life on Earth likely wouldn’t have been possible without volcanic activity.

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis. Researchers ...

Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.

Ancient eruptions may have triggered conditions for oxygen ‘whiffs’ in the atmosphere In a nutshell Massive volcanic events ...

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Researchers from the University of Tokyo provide a mechanism to explain precursor oxygenation events “whiffs,” which may have ...