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

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

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

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

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

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

Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...

Their findings suggest that volcanic activity helped create the perfect conditions for the oxygen-rich atmosphere needed to sustain all life on our planet. Focusing on the late Archean eon (3 billion ...

Fresh magma has intruded into the Earth’s crust underneath Alaska’s Mount Spurr, 75 miles west of Anchorage, increasing the likelihood of an eruption within the near future, government ...

Their findings suggest volcanic activity altered conditions enough to accelerate oxygenation, and the whiffs are an indication of this taking place. It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere ...