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Feb 03, 2017 04:50 AM EST

‘Evolution Of Man’ Got Delayed By 2 Billion Years After The ‘Great Oxidation Event,’ Study Suggests

The oxygen produced in ‘Great Oxidation Event’ was used up in chemical reactions with rocks.

Jan 04, 2017 02:22 AM EST

Evolution Of New Life Forms In 'Cambrian Explosion' Linked With Increase In Atmospheric Oxygen Levels And Concomitant Fossil Fuel Formation

Scientists found out the correlation between Cambrian explosion, origin of life, and increase in atmospheric oxygen levels.

Dec 24, 2016 02:06 AM EST

After Earth’s Atmosphere Becomes Like Mars’; Humans Will Be Like In The Martian Movie

Earth’s atmosphere will change into Mars’ atmosphere and people will become Matt Damon's character in "The Martian" movie.

May 14, 2016 07:00 AM EDT

Primordial Fossilized Cosmic Dust Offers Unthinkable Insight To Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere

An incredible discovery was made about the atmosphere of primordial Earth by studying 2.7 billion years old space dust found in fossilized form.

Dec 04, 2015 12:32 PM EST

Ancient Oceans' Toxicity Changed Evolution Of Complex Life: Study Reveals New Findings

When a team of international researchers examined rocks from the bottom of ancient oceans, they found that the oceans had high marine arsenic concentrations, revealing that they had been toxic for a while.