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Ocean chemistry helped early life keep breathing
Original: How ocean chemistry helped life keep breathing
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside report that shifts in ocean chemistry played a key role in allowing early life to keep producing oxygen, sustaining Earth's breathable atmosphere. The study, covered by Phys.org, suggests chemical feedbacks in ancient seas helped stabilize oxygen levels over billions of years, offering new insight into how complex life could persist on our planet.
Why now: A new study from UC Riverside on oxygen-producing ocean chemistry has just been published and is being picked up by science media.
University of California, RiversidePhys.orgEarth's oceans
Evidence
- How ocean chemistry helped life keep breathing · Phys.org
- How ocean chemistry helped life keep breathing · University of California, Riverside
- How ocean chemistry helped life keep breathing · University of California, Riverside
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