Search results for: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ammonium fertilised early life on Earth
A team of international scientists, led by St Andrews, has demonstrated a new source of food for early life on the planet.
20 May 2019Research
Antarctic Ocean CO2 helped end the ice age
A team of scientists, led by St Andrews, has shown that rapid CO2 release from the ocean around Antarctica helped end the last ice age.
24 October 2018Research
New evidence for early life on Earth
Chemical analyses of the oldest pieces of Earth suggest our planet was habitable 700m years before the date of the earliest fossil.
25 September 2018Research
Watery Earth mystery solved by dust
St Andrews scientists may have helped solve the mystery of why there is so much water on planet Earth.
14 September 2018Research
Two-billion-year-old salt rock reveals rise of oxygen in ancient atmosphere
New information revealed about the transformation of Earth's atmosphere into an oxygenated environment.
23 March 2018Research
Earth holds the key to detecting life beyond our solar system
Atmospheric modelling lays foundations of detecting exoplanet biosignatures.
19 February 2018Research
New research could provide insight into future climate change
Surface temperatures of the Eocene epoch were significantly warmer than today, providing an insight into future climate change modelling.
22 January 2018Research
Mystery of rare volcanoes on Venus
Play-doh planet too hot for volcanic activity
30 May 2017Research
Biogenic haze formation fuelled planetary oxidation
Revealing the hazy details of the Great Oxidation Event
14 March 2017Research
Nitrogen Revolution: study breathes new life into 2.3 billion year old ‘Great Oxidation Event’
Nitrogen captured in ancient rocks from South Africa provides fresh insights into the co-evolution of Earth and life
7 February 2017Research