Ocean toxicity hampered the rapid evolution of complex life

Ocean toxicity hampered the rapid evolution of complex life Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 10, 2015 - By examining rocks at the bottom of ancient oceans, an international group of researchers have revealed that arsenic concentrations in the oceans have varied greatly over time. But also that in the very early oceans, arsenic co-varied with the rise of atmospheric oxygen and coincided with the coming and going of global glaciations. The study was recently published in the Nature Group Journal, Sc ... more

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