U. Of Colorado Study Shows Early Earth Atmosphere
Hydrogen-rich, Favorable To Life, Science Daily
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[www.colorado.edu]

The article is:

Tian, F., Toon, O. B., Pavlov, A. A., and De Sterck, H., 2005,
A Hydrogen-Rich Early Earth Atmosphere. Science. vol 308,
no. 5724, pp. 1014-1017 (13 May 2005) 10.1126/science.1106983

"The organic soup in the oceans and ponds on early Earth would
have been a more favorable place for the origin of life than
previously thought."

There is commentary on this article at:

Chyba, C. F., 2005, Rethinking Earth’s Early Atmosphere.
Science. vol 308, no. 5724, pp. 963 (13 May 2005)
10.1126/science.1113157

Best Regards,

Paul