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Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will Eventually Suffocate Most Life on Earth


For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way – and scientists have predicted that, in the future, the atmosphere will revert back to one that's rich in methane and low in oxygen.

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