What if life never existed?

Without life, Earth might be similar to Venus. There would be no oxygen, but abundant carbon dioxide, which could create a runaway greenhouse effect, evaporating the oceans. There would also probably be sulphur and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere, resulting in sulphuric and nitric acid rain.
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Why did life exist on Earth?

The temperature and atmosphere of the earth make life comfortable for the organism. Earth is at an adequate distance from the sun which gives us heat that is neither too hot nor too cold. Earth has enough amount of water, food, and air for the survival of living organisms.
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Why is there no life on the earth?

Answer: There was no life on Earth for the first billion years because the atmosphere was not suitable for life. Earth's first atmosphere had lots of water vapor but had almost no oxygen. ... Eruptions put water vapor, carbon dioxide and other gases into the air that helped create Earth's early atmosphere.
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Where on Earth is there no life?

There is one part of the world where nothing thrives, however: the Atacama Desert in Chile. The principal reason is the lack of water: some parts of the Atacama have not seen rain for decades. The acidic soil and high altitude – leading to relatively high levels of ultra-violet radiation – don't help either.
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Is there life only on Earth?

Among the stunning variety of worlds in our solar system, only Earth is known to host life. But other moons and planets show signs of potential habitability.
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What if Humans Never Existed



Who named Earth?

All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the ground. It comes from the Old English words 'eor(th)e' and 'ertha'.
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Can humans move to another planet?

To conclude, any new human colonisation on another planet would be very difficult. The extreme weather conditions, the chemistry of the atmosphere and the vast amounts of resources needed to support human life all play into this.
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Where in the world can humans not go?

North Sentinel Island, India

The Sentinelese tribe have lived on the island for over 50,000 years under the protection of the Indian Government. This region is strictly prohibited for visitors of any kind and is one of the most dangerous and forbidden places in the world.
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How much of land is undiscovered?

Humans have a greater influence on the world's landscape than previously thought, according to a comprehensive new high-resolution analysis of human modification of the planet.
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How old is Earth vs human?

In short order, modern humans are between 200,000 and 300,000 years old, anthropologists told Live Science, and the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. To calculate the age of Homo sapiens, researchers can rely on fossil evidence as well as genetic data.
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Can the earth live forever?

Earth will not be able to support and sustain life forever. Our oxygen-rich atmosphere may only last another billion years, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. As our Sun ages, it is becoming more luminous, meaning that in the future Earth will receive more solar energy.
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What's outside the universe?

If the universe is infinite, there is nothing beyond it, by definition. A finite expanding universe conjures up the idea that it would have a boundary or edge, separating it from something beyond.
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When did life end on Earth?

Almost all life on Earth was wiped out 2 billion years ago, a new study says.
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How did all life begin?

Many scientists believe that RNA, or something similar to RNA, was the first molecule on Earth to self-replicate and begin the process of evolution that led to more advanced forms of life, including human beings.
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What is the purpose of life?

Our purpose is to "evolve" during our lifetime because that is consistent with our evolutionary purpose. Thus, an answer to The Ultimate Question of "What is the purpose of life?" is that we are here so that we can continue to live, adapt, learn, and grow. A purpose of life, and our purpose, is to continue to evolve.
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How many times did life start on Earth?

IN 4.5 billion years of Earthly history, life as we know it arose just once. Every living thing on our planet shares the same chemistry, and can be traced back to “LUCA”, the last universal common ancestor.
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Is there any uncharted land on Earth?

In fact, even when disregarding our expansive undiscovered oceans, reportedly over 65% of the whole earth is unexplored; think Greenland! So, despite our constant intrigue of exploration and adventure as a human race, we have a lot more to discover.
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Can humans go to the bottom of the ocean?

But reaching the lowest part of the ocean? Only three people have ever done that, and one was a U.S. Navy submariner. In the Pacific Ocean, somewhere between Guam and the Philippines, lies the Marianas Trench, also known as the Mariana Trench.
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What is the least explored place on Earth?

The Last Unexplored Places on Earth
  • The Darien Gap. ...
  • Gangkhar Puensum. ...
  • Sakha Republic. ...
  • Vale do Javari. ...
  • New Zealand. ...
  • Greenland. ...
  • Hang Son Doong. ...
  • The deep sea.
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How many humans can the earth handle?

Estimates vary, but we're expected to reach "peak human" around 2070 or 2080, at which point there will be between billion and 10.4 billion people on the planet.
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How did humans almost go extinct?

We became the sole survivors in thehuman family tree. Near-extinction! Modern humans almost become extinct; as a result of extreme climate changes, the population may have been reduced to about 10,000 adults of reproductive age.
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Which island is banned you can't visit?

India has banned its citizens from visiting North Sentinel Island or attempting to make contact with the people who live there. Going within three miles of the island is illegal. The Sentinelese people are known for their violence and unwillingness to communicate with any outsiders.
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How long will humans last?

Humanity has a 95% probability of being extinct in 7,800,000 years, according to J. Richard Gott's formulation of the controversial Doomsday argument, which argues that we have probably already lived through half the duration of human history.
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Who was the first person on Earth?

Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, adam is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind".
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Will humans ever be immortal?

"It's impossible for us because our bodies are super complex," Martínez said. Humans have stem cells that can repair and even regrow parts of the body, such as in the liver, but the human body is not made almost entirely of these cells, like hydra are.
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