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Scientists determine when humans should leave Earth as the atmosphere runs out of oxygen
At that time, humans and most other life forms that depend on oxygen for survival have almost no chance of survival on Earth.
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What happens when oxygen drops to zero on Earth?
After the oxygen disappears, a completely different Earth will be born. It is a world filled with methane, low CO2 levels and no ozone layer.
Space science
What helps humans appear will 'guide' to aliens?
Research from the University of Oxford (UK) has shown that metals are extremely important in promoting life on Earth, contributing to the birth of humanity.
Archeology
Black matter at the bottom of the lake reveals the truth about a 'Hellish Earth'
A shiny black mineral brought to the ground from the core of Onega Lake bottom, Russia's northwest corner could cause scientists to rewrite Earth's history.
Health
What is ECMO? When does the patient need ECMO intervention?
Typically, people who need assistance use ECMO only for a few hours to a few days, but some people may need to use ECMO for a few weeks, depending on the course of the d…
Conquer Mars
Can microalgae help Chinese scientists create fertile soil on Mars?
Scientists from the Institute of Aquatic Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have come up with an ambitious project - turning Mars on sandy soil into a fertile l…
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If you're a fan of instant noodles, do you know how noodles are fried?
Delicious, nutritious and cheap, but whenever you eat instant noodles, it is like not your mother, the next friend immediately scares you.
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Why is the Rio 2016 Olympic swimming pool changing color after a night?
Algae blooms, copper oxidation or problem water filters are speculative reasons given by experts to explain temporarily this strange phenomenon.
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How does oxygen on Earth come from?
Not everyone knows when the origin of the third most common element in the universe appeared on Earth.
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'Great oxidation event' completely changed the Earth
Earth has no oxygen 2.4 billion years ago. Experiencing a leap of evolution, when oxygen appeared, the planet's ecosystem changed completely.
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Life on Earth begins with volcanoes?
A series of recent studies revealed that life on Earth may have begun in the craters sprayed on the sea floor.
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Oxygen appeared early on Earth
Oxygen may have accumulated in the Earth's atmosphere hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously estimated.
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New discovery of catalysts
Researchers at the University of Virginia, USA, have identified a specific location that triggers the activation of oxygen molecules to produce an oxidation reaction on…
Oceanography
The process of nitrogen loss is taking place seriously in the Arabian Sea
Marine microbiologists from Max Planck Research Institute, Germany, and colleagues have discovered that the process of denitrifying bacteria is the main pathway to the l…
Archeology
Two oxidation phenomena in ancient oceans explain the spread of complex life forms
According to a new study, increased oxygen and oxidation rates in deep waters around 635 to 551 million years ago could affect the increase and spread of the first compl…