The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated Earth’s oceans — contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development. New research led by the University of Exeter contests the long held belief that oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans was a pre-requisite for the evolution of complex life forms. […]
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Iron Melt Network Helped Grow Earth’s Core, Study Suggests
October 9th, 2013 
Riffin Stanford scientists recreated the intense pressures and temperatures found deep within Earth, resulting in a discovery that complicates theories of how the planet and its core were formed. The same process that allows water to trickle through coffee grinds to create your morning espresso may have played a key role in the formation of the […]
