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Earth’s atmosphere during some past geological ages wasn’t
as oxygen-deprived as previously thought, new experiments suggest.
Results of the new lab work — conducted in climate-controlled
chambers large enough to walk inside — indicate that combustion of natural
materials such as moss and wood takes place only when atmospheric
concentrations of oxygen exceed 15 percent.
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