External News Details

• Publication: UPI
• Article URL: https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/08/28/Laughing-gas-may-have-prevented-Eart…
• Dateline: Tuesday August 28, 2018

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• Jennifer Glass in her lab
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School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences' Jennifer Glass doesn't care for Boring Billion, the term often used to describe an early period in Earth's history. "Earth was a dynamic place during this period," Glass says. Mainly because it was dominated by nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, which could explain why the oceans didn't freeze over.

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Groups

College of Sciences, EAS

Categories

Environment

Keywords

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, jennifer glass, nitrous oxide, faint young sun, Carl Sagan, laughing gas, boring billion

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• Created By: mrosten3
• Workflow Status: Published
• Created On: Aug 30, 2018 - 11:39am
• Last Updated: Aug 30, 2018 - 3:43pm