https://thedebrief.org/black-hole-radiation-a-surprising-ally-in-the-search-for-life/
#Astronomy #Breaking #News #Physics #active #galactic #nucleus #black #hole #Oxygenation #Ozone
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New Theory On Why We Are Alone In The Cosmos - Tectonic Plates | Plate Tectonics Might Only Occur On 0.003% Of Planets; That Makes Earth Very Special Indeed
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/07/03/this-new-theory-on-why-we-are-alone-in-the-cosmos-may-surprise-you/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.universetoday.com/167659/plate-tectonics-might-only-occur-on-0-003-of-planets-that-makes-earth-very-special-indeed/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54700-x <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #life #universe #everything #platetectonics #oceans #continents #earth #complexlife #drakeequation #evolution #biology #nutrients #oxygen #oxygenation #water #hydrology #climate #habitat #ecosystems #erosion
Earth's Billion-Year Balancing Act
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https://phys.org/news/2024-02-earth-billion-year.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG423C.1 <-- shared paper
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#geology #geologichistory #BoringBillion #BalancedBillion #earth #earthhistory #life #lifeonearth #atmosphere #oxygenation #structuralgeology #tectonics #complexlife #eukaryote #platetectonics #crust #mantle #core
Ancient #ocean oxygenation timeline revealed
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-ancient-ocean-oxygenation-timeline-revealed.html
Late Paleozoic #oxygenation of marine environments supported by #dolomite U-Pb dating https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46660-7
"Their record indicates a dramatic increase in the oxygenation of the #oceans during the Late #Paleozoic era, hundreds of millions of years after the emergence of the first #animals. This aligns with other evidence... supports the hypothesis that animals have evolved in oceans that were mostly oxygen-limited"
#Ediacaran #fossils reveal origins of #biomineralization that led to expansion of life on Earth
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-ediacaran-fossils-reveal-biomineralization-expansion.html
Constraining the onset and environmental setting of #metazoan biomineralization https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X23003497
"#Cloudina originated in a low #oxygen environment with periods of notably higher #oxygenation... it was not a case of sustained oxygenation that resulted in the appearance of #skeletonization... high #carbonate concentrations in the ocean were necessary"
Great #Oxygenation #Event, which occurred around 2.4 billion years ago, was one of the biggest #transformations of our planet. Before it, there was practically no oxygen in the #atmosphere; after, there wa. Tthe rise of oxygen is sen as life triumphantly terraforming a passive planet. But we’re learning now that Earth was an active participant, and it took two more big lifts of oxygen over the succeeding #2billionyears before it reached breathable levels.
All cells in all organs of the body have a constant but variable need for #oxygen. However, the body stores for oxygen are minimal. A constant and adequate supply of oxygen to the tissues through the circulation is essential. Any interference with tissue oxygenation will lead very rapidly to irreversible damage.
Optical oximetry, and near infrared spectroscopy (#NIRS) in particular, is a tool for assessing of the #oxygenation status and #hemodynamics of various organs, e.g. #muscle and #brain.