What you need to know about Earth’s oxygen countdown…
- Oxygen is essential for life, but scientists say Earth’s breathable atmosphere won’t last forever.
- Using advanced computer models, researchers predict Earth will lose its oxygen-rich air in about a billion years, long before the Sun engulfs our planet.
- As the Sun ages and grows hotter, it will trigger a chain reaction: less carbon dioxide, dying plants and a dramatic collapse in oxygen production
- When oxygen disappears, it will make the planet uninhabitable for humans and animals, similar to how it was billions of years ago.
- This research could change how scientists search for life on other planets, suggesting that oxygen may only be present for a fraction of a planet’s history.
- Understanding Earth’s oxygen timeline helps us appreciate our planet’s unique moment in time, and why life here is so precious.
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