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Before the 'Oxygen Apocalypse', Earth was purple, the oceans ferrous, and H₂O's oxygen safely locked away 🟣
Then, bacteria developed a quantum lockpick 🗝️⚡
The seas rusted and the ancients died out. Complex organisms burn the fuel of this cataclysm still, but pay the price by ageing 🦠
This is the story of how symmetry saves us from the flames ⚛️Full post: https://keiran-rowell.github.io/oxygen/2026-04-02-the-oxygen-apocalypse/
#oxygen #science #scicomm #GreatOxidationEvent #photosynthesis #eukaryogenesis #quantumbiology #geology