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  2. Geological history of oxygen - Wikipedia

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    Photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms that produced O 2 as a byproduct lived long before the first build-up of free oxygen in the atmosphere, [5] perhaps as early as 3.5 billion years ago. The oxygen cyanobacteria produced would have been rapidly removed from the oceans by weathering of reducing minerals, [citation needed] most notably ferrous ...

  3. Great Oxidation Event - Wikipedia

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    Oxygen, O 2, meanwhile, was present in the atmosphere at just 0.001% of its present atmospheric level. [12] [13] The Sun shone at about 70% of its current brightness 4 billion years ago, but there is strong evidence that liquid water existed on Earth at the time. A warm Earth, in spite of a faint Sun, is known as the faint young Sun paradox. [14]

  4. Neoproterozoic oxygenation event - Wikipedia

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    The Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event (NOE), also called the Second Great Oxidation Event, was a geologic time interval between around 850 and 540 million years ago during the Neoproterozoic era, which saw a very significant increase in oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere and oceans. [1]

  5. Oxygen - Wikipedia

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    The common allotrope of elemental oxygen on Earth is called dioxygen, O 2, the major part of the Earth's atmospheric oxygen (see Occurrence). O 2 has a bond length of 121 pm and a bond energy of 498 kJ/mol. [42] O 2 is used by complex forms of life, such as animals, in cellular respiration. Other aspects of O

  6. Future of Earth - Wikipedia

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    If Earth is not ejected during a stellar encounter, then its orbit will decay via gravitational radiation until it collides with the Sun in 10 20 (100 quintillion) years. [109] If proton decay can occur and Earth is ejected to intergalactic space, then it will last around 10 38 (100 undecillion) years before evaporating into radiation. [110]

  7. The sun may be prone to 'rare but extreme' events that could ...

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    Next, according to the 2019 study, a wave of high-energy protons, accelerated by shockwaves in the sun’s atmosphere, would hit Earth. These could further cripple satellites, compromising global ...

  8. The 'widowhood effect': How losing a spouse can affect your ...

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    The death of a partner can take a serious toll on the surviving spouse's well-being. Experts suggest ways people can protect their health. The 'widowhood effect': How losing a spouse can affect ...

  9. Dick Van Dyke, 98, Says He's 'Not Afraid' of Dying: 'I'm ...

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    Dick Van Dyke knows he won't be around forever, but when death comes, he won't be afraid.. The legendary entertainer, 98, stars in Coldplay's latest music video for their song, "All My Love," and ...