In the journal Nature Communications, Montana State University scientists in the College of Agriculture highlight fresh ...

The story of Earth’s atmospheric oxygenation is one of transformation, shaped by both biological and planetary forces. While scientists have long debated the causes behind the stepwise rise of oxygen, ...

After more than two decades of analysis, researchers from Montana State University have finally revealed how three microbes ...

The intricate layers in the formation represent a turning point in Earth's history known as the Great Oxygenation Event. From this start, a further two billion years of oxygenation enabled a rapid ...

Before the massive rise in atmospheric oxygen (O2) on Earth during the Great Oxidation Event approximately 2.4 billion years ago — when cyanobacteria living in the oceans started producing oxygen ...

By exploring Yellowstone's geothermal springs, scientists discovered the microbes that reveal how life adapted to harsh conditions billions of years ago.

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have ...

New work offers insight into how early life adapted from a low-oxygen atmosphere to the one that exists today.

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth's slowdown is not ...