Geoscientists shed a light on life's evolution 800 million years ago ScienceAdvances
and are credited for ushering in a whole new era for life on Earth, including animals, plants, and fungi.
"This data is unique because nitrogen isotope data are virtually nonexistent from the early Neoproterozoic time period, or between a billion and 800 million years ago," said Kang. Kang decided he wanted to learn why. He took the data from the rock samples, entered it into a larger database, and analyzed it across a longer time scale that spanned different geographic locations.
Gill specializes in reconstructing present and past chemical cycles on our planet. He collaborates with paleontologists to study the record of life preserved in the geological record and examines what potential environmental drivers might have enabled changes in life through history. look forward to collaborating with NASA on future grants, such as the exobiology program supporting their current research.
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