Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk on "Earth's Carbon cycle and the rise of atmospheric oxygen" at the Department of Geology, Institute of Science. @VCofficeBHU https://t.co/yZEKlQ6irm
The rise of atmospheric oxygen.
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The overall sentiment reveals a keen interest in understanding the rise of atmospheric oxygen, as evidenced by references to related geological events, scientific studies, and ongoing seminars, with some posts praising the significance of this phenomenon as a turning point in Earth's history, using authoritative language and specific examples to highlight its importance.
Overall, discussions show a general alignments with the importance of the rise of atmospheric oxygen, especially in connections to Earth's history and evolution, though some debates about timelines and causes are present.
There is high interest in the topic, with many posts referencing related geoscience processes, historical events like the Great Oxidation Event, and discussions about Earth's changing conditions.
Posts demonstrate moderate engagement with references to specific studies, scientific concepts, and ongoing seminars, indicating thoughtful participation, although some comments are brief or more descriptive than analytical.
The discussions suggest the topic influences broader debates about Earth's evolution, climate, and even human history, reflecting its moderate but meaningful impact in scientific and public spheres.
Abstract in brief
- The increase of atmospheric oxygen was a significant event in Earth's history, marking the transition from anoxic to oxygen-rich conditions.
- This rise is largely attributed to photosynthetic organisms, particularly cyanobacteria, which produced oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
- The influx of oxygen had profound effects on the Earth's environment and biological evolution, paving the way for the diversification of life forms.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyWe're excited to share the news that @MaryamooKh has been selected to receive the Sternberg Thesis Prize for her microbiology research! Her work helps us understand the evolution of metabolism & oxidative stress response upon the rise of atmospheric oxygen about 2.4 bln yrs ago. https://t.co/mOt6FDD6mO
A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked to the rise of atmospheric oxygen around 570 million years ago https://t.co/vWfr6ibXM3
Changes in day length and the rise of atmospheric oxygen have each been explored scientifically for decades, but no one thought to consider them together—until now. https://t.co/3d1WIe7ZSB
Quick reminder that our first seminar is tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3pm, when when Prof. Raj Dasgupta and Dr. James Eguchi will be talking about “Mantle melting, deep carbon cycle, and the rise of atmospheric oxygen” – see https://t.co/NrYh4tofS6 for info on joining!
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Exploring the Boring Billion: Life and Oxygen's Rise on Earth
In this video, I discuss the period from 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago, known as the Boring Billion. I analyze the evolution of life, geology, and ocean chemistry during this time, including pivotal events like the rise…
Top 5 Ice Ages & Ice Age Causes Through Earth History | GEO GIRL
Impact of the Great Oxidation Event on Earth's Evolution
This video details the Great Oxidation Event, focusing on its occurrence, triggers, and evidence from geology. Emphasis is placed on the role of cyanobacteria in oxygen production and the profound effects this had on…
Impact of Oxygen's Rise on Earth's Mass Extinction Events
24 billion years ago, the introduction of oxygen into Earth's atmosphere through photosynthetic organisms caused a massive shift. While oxygen benefited many life forms, it also led to one of the largest mass extinction…
Two-billion-year transitional oxygenation of the Earth’s surface Lyons, T. W. et al. Co‐evolution of early Earth environments and microbial life. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 22, 572–586 (2024). CAS PubMed Google Scholar Kump, L. R. The rise of atmospheric oxygen. Nature 451, 277–278 (2008). ADS CAS …
Earth’s rotation is getting slower—and it might be the reason we can breathe https://t.co/Tgjplbe736 Earth’s day length and the rise of atmospheric oxygen Cyanobacteria need several hours of daylight to efficiently pump out oxygen. When days were shorter,
RT @whitehxle: 人新世を時代ではなく事変として扱うというのが代案。 “One emerging argument is to define the Anthropocene as an ‘event’ in geological history — simila…
RT @PKoppenburg: "Anthropocene is an ‘event’ in geological history — similar to the rise of atmospheric oxygen just over 2 billion years a…
RT @PKoppenburg: "Anthropocene is an ‘event’ in geological history — similar to the rise of atmospheric oxygen just over 2 billion years a…
"Anthropocene is an ‘event’ in geological history — similar to the rise of atmospheric oxygen just over 2 billion years ago, known as the Great Oxidation Event — but not as a formal epoch." https://t.co/nyN8kMyhNS
人新世を時代ではなく事変として扱うというのが代案。 “One emerging argument is to define the Anthropocene as an ‘event’ in geological history — similar to the rise of atmospheric oxygen just over 2 billion years ago, known as the Great Oxidation Event — but not as a formal epoch.”
QT: One emerging argument is to define the Anthropocene as an ‘event’ in geological history — similar to the rise of atmospheric oxygen just over 2 billion years ago, known as the Great Oxidation Event — but not as a formal epoch2. This would make more sense because geological
@lemondefr @UniversalisFr 2008 > The rise of atmospheric oxygen https://t.co/aspMRNDqlk via @Nature (en anglais) #ScienceCQFD
“The study, which was led by researchers at the University of Portsmouth and University of Montpellier, sheds new light on the evolution of life on our planet and the rise of atmospheric oxygen.” NOW DO THE RISE OF CARBONIC PRESSURE!
RT @NatureComms: A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked…
Dr. Woody Fischer's research provides insight into ancient geobiological processes and phenomena, particularly the key steps in the redox history of our planet, including the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis and the rise of atmospheric oxygen. https://t.co/46G9OrbHZK #science https://t.co/T3uQCTiV61
RT @NatureComms: A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked…
RT @NatureComms: A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked…
RT @NatureComms: A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked…
RT @NatureComms: A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked…
A 17O mass anomaly in seawater sulfate from 3 paleocontinents confirms a global oceanic oxygenation event directly linked to the rise of atmospheric oxygen around 570 million years ago https://t.co/vWfr6ibXM3
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
RT @bhupro: Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk o…
Prof Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chair Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, @RiceUniversity, Texas, United States, delivered a talk on "Earth's Carbon cycle and the rise of atmospheric oxygen" at the Department of Geology, Institute of Science. @VCofficeBHU https://t.co/yZEKlQ6irm
Following this, we will visit the remote sites of fossilised stromatolites from the c. 1.8 billion-year-old (Ga) Duck Creek Dolomite and c. 2.4 Ga Turee Creek Group, and walk through the transition across the rise of atmospheric oxygen (the GOE).
The #temporal distribution of Earth's supermountains and their potential link to the rise of atmospheric oxygen & biological evolution #Supermountains #evolution #science #earlylife #blueplanetlife https://t.co/MoIfCDSlEX
ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL (resumen) The temporal distribution of Earth's supermountains and their potential link to the rise of atmospheric oxygen and biological evolution https://t.co/3zBZfxrrDE via #EarthAndPlanetaryScienceLetters
The temporal distribution of Earth's supermountains and their potential link to the rise of atmospheric oxygen and biological evolution - ScienceDirect https://t.co/1ZeVQXqRCm
Dr. Woody Fischer's research provides insight into ancient geobiological processes and phenomena, particularly the key steps in the redox history of our planet, including the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis and the rise of atmospheric oxygen. https://t.co/QGFphPWsMx #science
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@Jean_Is_fed_up This is really interesting: "Some of the coldest conditions struck over 2 billion years ago, after the rise of atmospheric oxygen. More deep freezes occurred between 750 and 600 million years ago."
RT @NatGeoMag: Changes in day length and the rise of atmospheric oxygen have each been explored scientifically for decades, but no one thou…
RT @NatGeoMag: Changes in day length and the rise of atmospheric oxygen have each been explored scientifically for decades, but no one thou…
Changes in day length and the rise of atmospheric oxygen have each been explored scientifically for decades, but no one thought to consider them together—until now. https://t.co/3d1WIe7ZSB
RT @MCB_Illinois: We're excited to share the news that @MaryamooKh has been selected to receive the Sternberg Thesis Prize for her microbio…
RT @MCB_Illinois: We're excited to share the news that @MaryamooKh has been selected to receive the Sternberg Thesis Prize for her microbio…
We're excited to share the news that @MaryamooKh has been selected to receive the Sternberg Thesis Prize for her microbiology research! Her work helps us understand the evolution of metabolism & oxidative stress response upon the rise of atmospheric oxygen about 2.4 bln yrs ago. https://t.co/mOt6FDD6mO
@Deinellpilled @RightModernist Was the initial holocaust engendered by the rise of atmospheric oxygen necessary? It was the apparently ineluctable flow of events there, as perhaps also in subsequent cases. https://t.co/8OihLll7l5
RT @earth2earthsem: Its our Debut-Day! 3pm today for our first seminar! If you’re interested in Mantle melting, the deep Carbon cycle, or…
RT @earth2earthsem: Its our Debut-Day! 3pm today for our first seminar! If you’re interested in Mantle melting, the deep Carbon cycle, or…
RT @earth2earthsem: Its our Debut-Day! 3pm today for our first seminar! If you’re interested in Mantle melting, the deep Carbon cycle, or…
RT @earth2earthsem: Its our Debut-Day! 3pm today for our first seminar! If you’re interested in Mantle melting, the deep Carbon cycle, or…
RT @OxoPlanets: New geoscience seminar series! Follow along today for updates on Mantle Melting, Deep Carbon Cycle, and the Rise of Atmosph…
RT @OxoPlanets: New geoscience seminar series! Follow along today for updates on Mantle Melting, Deep Carbon Cycle, and the Rise of Atmosph…
New geoscience seminar series! Follow along today for updates on Mantle Melting, Deep Carbon Cycle, and the Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen with Prof Raj Dasgupta and Dr James Eguchi https://t.co/UZlAJiJJCJ
RT @earth2earthsem: Quick reminder that our first seminar is tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3pm, when when Prof. Raj Dasgupta and Dr. Jam…
RT @earth2earthsem: Quick reminder that our first seminar is tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3pm, when when Prof. Raj Dasgupta and Dr. Jam…
RT @earth2earthsem: Quick reminder that our first seminar is tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3pm, when when Prof. Raj Dasgupta and Dr. Jam…
RT @earth2earthsem: Quick reminder that our first seminar is tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3pm, when when Prof. Raj Dasgupta and Dr. Jam…
Quick reminder that our first seminar is tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 3pm, when when Prof. Raj Dasgupta and Dr. James Eguchi will be talking about “Mantle melting, deep carbon cycle, and the rise of atmospheric oxygen” – see https://t.co/NrYh4tofS6 for info on joining!
RT @earth2earthsem: To start things off, our first seminar will be on 20th August at 3pm (UK time), when Prof. Raj Dasgupta (Rice) and Dr.…
RT @earth2earthsem: To start things off, our first seminar will be on 20th August at 3pm (UK time), when Prof. Raj Dasgupta (Rice) and Dr.…
RT @earth2earthsem: To start things off, our first seminar will be on 20th August at 3pm (UK time), when Prof. Raj Dasgupta (Rice) and Dr.…
To start things off, our first seminar will be on 20th August at 3pm (UK time), when Prof. Raj Dasgupta (Rice) and Dr. James Eguchi (UC Riverside) will be talking about “Mantle melting, deep carbon cycle, and the rise of atmospheric oxygen” – please join us! 10/10
RT @astrobiology: Volcanic Activity And Changes In Earth's Mantle Were Key To The Rise Of Atmospheric Oxygen https://t.co/sI8KToU3PS #astro…
RT @astrobiology: Volcanic Activity And Changes In Earth's Mantle Were Key To The Rise Of Atmospheric Oxygen https://t.co/sI8KToU3PS #astro…
RT @astrobiology: Volcanic Activity And Changes In Earth's Mantle Were Key To The Rise Of Atmospheric Oxygen https://t.co/sI8KToU3PS #astro…
Volcanic Activity And Changes In Earth's Mantle Were Key To The Rise Of Atmospheric Oxygen https://t.co/sI8KToU3PS #astrobiology https://t.co/hKhCnW26Cw
Changes in Earth’s Mantle and Volcanic Activity Might Be Responsible For the Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen https://t.co/Q96TXKQeV8
Volcanic Activity And Changes In Earth's Mantle Were Key To The Rise Of Atmospheric Oxygen - Astrobiology
Volcanic Activity And Changes In Earth's Mantle Were Key To The Rise Of Atmospheric #Oxygen - #Astrobiology #Geochemistry #Geology https://t.co/l4MoeQ62hr via @Astrobiology
This has mostly to do with the success of many plant species in the form of rainforests and swamps that triggered the rise of atmospheric oxygen percentages to about 30-35% as compared to 20% at present.
Dr. Richard Gaschnig (EEAS) discussing the “Importance of sinks in the rise of atmospheric oxygen” https://t.co/O1GsVTpqvp