Earth’s Slower Rotation Sparks Emergence of New Life Forms
How Longer Days Shaped Earth’s Oxygen Levels: A Microbial Tale from Lake Huron Four billion years ago, a day on Earth lasted just six hours. Fast forward to today, and our 24-hour rotation has had profound effects on the planet’s ecosystems—especially on the microbes that produce oxygen. A groundbreaking study from beneath Lake Huron, spanning … Read more