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The Economic Times
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ET Science Desk

A future without oxygen: Scientists explain what Earth could look like in a billion years - hostile to complex life long before the Sun dies out

The breathable atmosphere of the earth seems a constant entity, but according to experts it is just a temporary phenomenon of the evolution of our planet.

An analysis conducted through computer simulations shows that within one billion years, Earth can experience the loss of a majority of its atmospheric oxygen. This event is, moreover, like to take place long before the sun attains the late phase of its life cycle and turns into a bigger star.

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