Ancient Mountains May Have Enabled Life to Flourish on Earth

Ancient Mountains May Have Enabled Life to Flourish on Earth
The stunning Mount Olympus in Greece. Michael Olsen/Unsplash
Jessie Zhang
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A new study has found that the erosion of great mountain ranges may have provided critical oxygen and nutrients that spurred the development of the earth’s first organisms.

“There’s nothing like these two ranges today,” lead author and geochemist Ziyi Zhu said in a release on Feb. 3.

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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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