Atmosphere Quote by Sylvia Earle

...the life of the planet began the long, slow process of modulating and regulating the physical conditions of the planet. The oxygen in today's…

— Lewis Thomas

“Even now, the photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans produce the oxygen in half the breaths you take, and they lock away an equal amount…

— Ed Yong

“years ago, when it underwent a rapid increase to the current level of 21%. The amount of oxygen in today’s atmosphere is far greater…

— Terry Pratchett

Before the discovery of these [underwater] vents, all life on Earth, the key to life on Earth, was believed to be the sun and…

— Mike deGruy

We are blessed with a place that is open to the universe and, despite this, supports this very thin envelope of air we call…

— Sylvia Earle

“These early, single-celled organisms unwittingly transformed Earth’s carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into one with sufficient oxygen to allow aerobic organisms to emerge and dominate the…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Four elements, Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen, also provide an example of the astonishing togetherness of our universe. They make up the "organic" molecules…

— George Wald

I remember, as a boy of 17 years of age, this was a fascinating thing for me: how we human beings breathe out carbon…

— Percy Julian

Originally, the atoms of carbon from which we're made were floating in the air, part of a carbon dioxide molecule. The only way to…

— Michael Pollan

“Photosynthesis, the activity that ultimately makes all life possible, permits plants to trap energy from the sun and store it in the form of…

— Richard M. Ketchum

Unwittingly, every event and every microorganism - insect, fish, bird, animal, etc. - is playing a role that maintains a perfect balance to our…

— Bryan Kest

We don't survive without plants and animals because we rely on them, we rely on plants to put oxygen into the atmosphere, we rely…

— Naomi Oreskes