Where did Earth’s early life forms get oxygen? Scientists finally have some answers - ThePrint

Tectonic plate movement could have provided oxygen to some of world's earliest life forms, suggests study by scientists at Newcastle University, UK, published in Nature Communications.

Bengaluru: Scientists know from studying the genomes of simple life forms that the first organisms on earth had genes that could break down oxygen and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).  But how hydrogen per… [+3372 chars]

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