“The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,”
said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm…“I checked it very thoroughly,” said the …

The emergence and diversification of early animals is commonly thought to have coincided
with atmosphere and ocean oxygenation across the terminal Neoproterozoic and early …

Interactions between microorganisms and clay minerals influence the transport and cycling
of metal contaminants in both marine and terrestrial environments. The present study was …

Abstract The “Cambrian Explosion” is known for rapid increases in the morphological
disparity and taxonomic diversity of metazoans. It has been widely proposed that this …

The application of Mo isotopes to study geodynamic processes is a rather new development
that has gained considerable momentum over the past few years. Its redox-sensitivity …

Given the high oxygen demands of complex metazoans, a sound understanding of marine
redox conditions is essential to reconstruct the factors that lead to the dramatic increases in …

Molybdenum exploration activity in China has accelerated tremendously during the past
decade owing to the continuous, increasing demand for Earth resources. China possesses …

Oceanic redox changes may be a key environmental trigger for the “Cambrian explosion”.
However, a hypothesized predominantly oxygenated early Cambrian ocean, inferred from …

The observed difference in molybdenum (Mo) mobility and isotopic fractionation under oxic
versus euxinic (ie, anoxic and sulfidic) aqueous conditions provides a sound operational …

Abstract The Neoproterozoic–Cambrian transition was a key time interval in the history of the
Earth, especially for variations in oceanic and atmospheric chemical composition. However …