- Longer Days Led to Oxygen Buildup on Early Earth: Researchers propose that some of the planet’s earliest photosynthesizers benefited from a slowing of the Earth’s rotation that allowed them to produce a surplus of oxygen and paved the way for more complex life. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/longer-days-led-to-oxygen-buildup-on-early-earth-study-69055 11 comments science
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- ‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life | Science | AAAS https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/totally-new-idea-suggests-longer-days-early-earth-set-stage-complex-life 21 comments
- Possible link between Earth’s rotation rate and oxygenation | Nature Geoscience https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00784-3 3 comments
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