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Active redox cycling of phosphorus on the early Earth

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  • Jihua Hao

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Deep Space Exploration Laboratory)

  • Xing Li

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Pengcheng Ju

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Matthew Pasek

    (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Abstract

Phosphorus is a critical bio-limiting nutrient in Earth’s ecosystems. A new study published in Nature Communications reports high availability of phosphite for possibly biological uptake in the late Archean ocean, suggesting an active redox cycling of phosphorus on the early Earth.

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  • Jihua Hao & Xing Li & Pengcheng Ju & Matthew Pasek, 2025. "Active redox cycling of phosphorus on the early Earth," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-60054-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60054-3
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    1. Benjamin L. Hess & Sandra Piazolo & Jason Harvey, 2021. "Lightning strikes as a major facilitator of prebiotic phosphorus reduction on early Earth," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Joanne S. Boden & Juntao Zhong & Rika E. Anderson & Eva E. Stüeken, 2024. "Timing the evolution of phosphorus-cycling enzymes through geological time using phylogenomics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Barry Herschy & Sae Jung Chang & Ruth Blake & Aivo Lepland & Heather Abbott-Lyon & Jacqueline Sampson & Zachary Atlas & Terence P. Kee & Matthew A. Pasek, 2018. "Archean phosphorus liberation induced by iron redox geochemistry," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
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