Despite the stark differences between today’s world and that of the Archean, it is clear that at both times, climate has impacted — and been impacted by — life on Earth. This paper will take ...

The history of Earth's ... with the world map we know today. Scientists think that the very first continents formed between 2.5 billion and 4 billion years ago, during the Archean period.

During this study, scientists were looking into what kind of events happened on Earth in order to allow oxygenation to occur 2.5 billion years ago. Their findings suggest that volcanic activity helped ...