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Relief model of a blueberry bush in soil shows the sun providing energy to the leaves

Captured: The moment photosynthesis changed the world

Source: NewScientist

Humans can’t survive without oxygen, but just how did earth’s atmosphere wind up with the perfect amount of oxygen for us in the first place? Here’s a look at the change that made our existence possible.

This entry was posted in Responses to Change and tagged Science & Nature on May 1, 2015 by Mikki Gibson.

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