Evolution of the Earth and Life

These signatures of life allow us to better understand the evolution of life on Earth.

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Our best evidence and reasoning tell us that early life was single celled, while we now know of a variety of multicellular beings on Earth. When did the transition to multicellular life occur? What was involved in this process?

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Extinctions on the global scale have occurred several times in Earth's history.

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The minerals present throughout the Earth, in the crust, and at the surface have changed through time.

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Understanding the chemistry of Earth's surface and oceans and atmosphere through time are necessary to better understand the history of life on our planet.

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Beings dwell within the ground. How far down do they go? How does life fair in the world below the surface?

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The hypothesis that life can be transferred between planetary bodies, often proposed to occur through planetary impact events. Panspermia literally means "seeds everywhere".

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How did eukaryotic organisms arise? What were the processes and pathways that allowed for the first eukaryotes?

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