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Nature 451, 277-278 (17 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/nature06587; Published online 16 January 2008
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The rise of atmospheric oxygen
Lee R. Kump1
Abstract
Clues from ancient rocks are helping to produce a coherent picture of how Earth's atmosphere changed from one that was almost devoid of oxygen to one that is one-fifth oxygen.
Imagine a Star Trek episode in which the Starship Enterprise stumbles into a time warp and is transported to Earth 3 billion years ago. The crew are eager to disembark but, before they do, they need to discover more about the pink methane haze1 that surrounds the planet.
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