A mountaineer takes a well-needed breath of oxygen from his mask near the top of Mount Everest. Source

Breathe in the Mystery: My New York Times Column on Oxygen

ByCarl Zimmer
October 04, 2013

One of the most important things that makes Earth special is that the abundant oxygen in its atmosphere. How it got that way is a surprisingly complicated story that’s just coming to light. It’s a story I delve into for this week’s “Matter” column in the New York Times. Check it out.

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