Early Earth's atmosphere may have been half as thick as it is today, new research suggests. Even so, the planet likely supported life, the scientists said. Skip to main content.

He has also done studies on the Earth's early atmosphere, and the results of those studies also pointed to a thin atmosphere on early Earth. "If they are right, we will have to rethink what we ...

"Until now, it was assumed that life on the early Earth, before the atmosphere was enriched with oxygen, was limited by a ...

Collisions among molecules in early Earth’s atmosphere may have prevented our planet from freezing over eons ago, when the sun was much dimmer than it is today, keeping the world warm enough for ...

Tiny meteorites that fell to Earth 2.7 billion years ago suggest that the atmosphere at that time was high in carbon dioxide, which agrees with current understanding of how our planet's ...

Earth’s early atmosphere was stuffed with oxygen-consuming (“reducing”) gases, like hydrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and methane.

“Earth’s early atmosphere has to do with the evolution of a habitable planet,” says John Tarduno, a professor of Earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester in New York.

Early Earth's atmosphere may have been half as thick as it is today, new research suggests. Even so, the planet likely supported life, the scientists said. Skip to main content.

Collisions among molecules in early Earth’s atmosphere may have prevented our planet from freezing over eons ago, when the sun was much dimmer than it is today, keeping the world warm enough for ...

Bubbles in ancient Australian lava reveal that the early Earth's atmosphere might have been half as thick as it is today, scientists say. The findings contradict the decades-long belief that Earth ...

Collisions among molecules in early Earth’s atmosphere may have prevented our planet from freezing over eons ago, when the sun was much dimmer than it is today, keeping the world warm enough for ...