The waste product of oxygenic photosynthesis is oxygen, which is essential for the evolution of complex organisms. Without an oxygenated planet, ecosystems as we know them could not exist.
The formation of the supercontinent Pangaea occurred around 300 million years ago and caused a dry climate that favored the growth of modern trees. The mass extinction that took place around 250 million years ago, possibly due to volcanic activity caused by the coalescing of Pangaea.
The climate is changing and affecting timber growth patterns. Technology is being developed to help crops stay cooler, work longer, and ultimately produce more.
The soil plays a crucial role in tackling climate change as it can hold tremendous amounts of organic matter that is carbon. By investing in the world's degraded farmland, we could stall climate change by 20 years.
By shifting food production from farms to factories and using protein from single-celled organisms, it could help solve global issues of hunger, extinction, and environmental destruction caused by animal agriculture.