Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Life Only Needed A Small Amount of Oxygen to Explode, Scientists Find


It's long been thought that a monumental surge in oxygen fuelled the Cambrian explosion some 540 million years ago, breathing life into Earth's biosphere to generate a rich array of stunningly complex animal species.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Science Alert

Read more on:

Photo of Oxygen

Oxygen

Photo of small amount

small amount

Photo of Scientists

Scientists

Related news:

News photo

Scientists Confirm Earth's Core Has Slowed Dramatically, Now Moving In Reverse

News photo

Incredible New Tech Lets Scientists Watch Fetuses Develop in Real Time

News photo

AI Super-Human Eye Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Understanding the Most Complicated and Mysterious Dimension of Our Existence