Iron Essential For Complex Life Evolution On Earth and in Space, Study Says

Medicine & Technology Jan 03, 2022

In a recent study, scientists from the University of Oxford uncovered how iron plays a vital role in the evolution and development of complex life forms.

Great Oxygenation and Plankton Eradication Paved the Way For Mountains and Life on Earth

Dec 01, 2021

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen found that a large-scale plankton eradication after the Great Oxygenation Event acted as lubricants for rock slabs that paved the way for mountain and life formation.

Ancient Rubisco Protein Plays an Essential Role in Carbon Fixation Billion of Years Ago

Oct 08, 2020

Understanding the evolution of life means studying the behavior of the smallest molecules such as ancient enzymes. An old form of the enzyme rubisco gives insight on carbon fixation and photosynthesis billions of years ago before the Great Oxygenation Event.