Iron Did the Job of Magnesium Billions of Years Ago

Iron Did the Job of Magnesium Billions of Years Ago

This ultimately enabled the emergence of life here on Earth

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
Dark Matter, the Human Body Interact Quite Often

Dark Matter, the Human Body Interact Quite Often

More so than researchers were first led to believe

How Organisms Switched to Oxygen-Producing Photosynthesis

How Organisms Switched to Oxygen-Producing Photosynthesis

For a very long time, they did not produce the critical element

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
How Earth's Atmosphere Looked Like Before Oxygenation

How Earth's Atmosphere Looked Like Before Oxygenation

Experts say it jumped back and forth between various states for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2012
Air Molecules Possibly Discovered on Dione

Air Molecules Possibly Discovered on Dione

NASA probe finds molecular oxygen similar to that in Earth's atmosphere

This Is What Happens During a Heart Attack

This Is What Happens During a Heart Attack

Animation shows how the stage is set for such an event

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2011
Start/Stop Patterns Accompanied the Emergence of Oxygen on Earth

Start/Stop Patterns Accompanied the Emergence of Oxygen on Earth

Our atmosphere did not become life-friendly in a large, single step

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2011
Earth's Outer Core Does Not Feature Oxygen

Earth's Outer Core Does Not Feature Oxygen

At least, not in the large amounts researchers expected to find

New Oxygen Catalyst Has Applications in Power Storage

New Oxygen Catalyst Has Applications in Power Storage

The chemical could also be used to produce hydrogen fuel

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2011
Venusian Atmosphere Reveals Ozone Layer

Venusian Atmosphere Reveals Ozone Layer

Astronomers make monumental discovery on neighboring planet

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 8th, 2011
Ancient Oceans Were Extremely Rich in Iron

Ancient Oceans Were Extremely Rich in Iron

Oxygen concentrations were even lower than thought

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • December 17th, 2010
Beetroot Juice Gives 'Superpowers'

Beetroot Juice Gives 'Superpowers'

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2010
Solar Winds Have Rich Oxygen Supplies

Solar Winds Have Rich Oxygen Supplies

 
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