Space Daily June 28, 2026 • 00:31

Complex life may have started before Earth had much oxygen at all. A University of Bristol-led Nature study found that the ancient archaeal lineage behind all plants, animals and fungi began developing complex cellular machinery in anoxic oceans almost 2.9 - Space Daily

Complex life may have started before Earth had much oxygen at all. A University of Bristol-led Nature study found that the ancient archaeal lineage behind all plants, animals and fungi began developing complex cellular machinery in anoxic oceans almost 2.9 - Space Daily

Complex life is usually told as an oxygen story. First Earth changed, then life became more complicated: oxygen rose, cells gained new energy options, and the long route toward plants, animals and fungi opened up. A University of Bristol-led Nature study make…

Complex life is usually told as an oxygen story. First Earth changed, then life became more complicated: oxygen rose, cells gained new energy options, and the long route toward plants, animals and fu… [+6572 chars]

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