1.4 billion year old oxygen sample gives scientists fresh evidence of Earth's ancient atmosphere

Lee Bell
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New clues into the biosphere on Earth in the lead up to the emergence of animal life

A 1.4 billion-year-old sample of oxygen has given scientists fresh evidence of what the Earth's atmosphere and biosphere were like in the lead up to the emergence of animal life. Teased out of ...

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