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

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

likely created by volcanic activity. As microorganisms capable of photosynthesis became more prevalent, the rate at which carbon dioxide was converted into oxygen also increased. This new abundance of ...

Discover the connection between volcanic events and the rise of Earth's oxygen levels that enabled complex life to thrive.

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

For billions of years, Earth’s atmosphere lacked the oxygen necessary to sustain complex life. While scientists have long ...

“A considerable increase in the effusive activity of Volcán de Fuego is declared…a lava fountain 300 meters high above the crater of the volcanic complex [was observed],” CONRED said in a ...

Their findings suggest volcanic activity altered conditions enough ... and following that came complex life, which favored this new abundance of oxygen. But it seems there were some precursor ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...

In the age of the Roman Empire, the Roman elite built mansions, or villas, around Lake Fusaro because of its hot springs and ...

There’s the human wonder of the ancient Buddhist temple of Borobudur, and the natural wonder of Merapi, Indonesia’s most ...