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Poor Cyano: The Original Oxygen Influencers
Biology Evolution Earth-science Science
5 days ago 14.9K views 0 shares
Poor Cyano: The Original Oxygen Influencers
The unsung heroes of Earth's atmosphere getting zero credit! 😤 Trees get all the oxygen-making fame while cyanobacteria are sitting there like "excuse me, I literally INVENTED oxygen production 2.7 BILLION years ago!" These tiny blue-green microbes caused the Great Oxygenation Event that made Earth habitable for complex life, but do they get cute conservation campaigns? Nope! Just that sad cat face. Justice for cyanobacteria - they were making you breathable air before it was cool! #TeamCyano

The Great Oxygen Catastrophe
Biology Evolution Earth-science Science
19 days ago 6.6K views 0 shares
The Great Oxygen Catastrophe
The Great Oxygen Catastrophe in meme form. About 2.4 billion years ago, cyanobacteria started photosynthesizing and pumping oxygen into the atmosphere like it was nobody's business. The anaerobic microorganisms, who were perfectly happy in their oxygen-free existence, basically got their entire ecosystem flipped upside down. Imagine throwing a pool party and someone dumps chlorine gas everywhere. That's basically what cyanobacteria did to Earth's original inhabitants. Rude.

Literally From The Cenozoic Era
Geology Earth-science Evolution
24 days ago 4.2K views 0 shares
Literally From The Cenozoic Era
When someone says they're "literally from this era" but you're ACTUALLY from the Cenozoic Era! 😂 The meme brilliantly plays on the geological timescale versus how humans casually talk about fashion eras or decades. While teens claim to be "literally from the 90s," geologists are sitting there thinking, "Well, technically we're ALL from the Cenozoic Era - the last 66 million years of Earth's history!" From terror birds to ice ages to modern humans, we've barely scratched the surface of this massive timeline. Next time someone claims to be "literally 90s," hit them with "I'm more of a Paleocene Epoch person myself." Geology humor - it's timeless!

The Ultimate Biblical Science Lecture
Evolution Biology Science Earth-science
26 days ago 4.5K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Biblical Science Lecture
The ultimate classroom struggle! Jesus is trying to teach his followers about the origins of life (3.8 billion years ago with prokaryotes) but is worried they'll zone out and start making up creative interpretations—like that whole snake-and-rib Genesis story. It's basically the first recorded instance of "please don't fall asleep during my PowerPoint presentation on evolutionary biology." The irony of a religious figure teaching scientific facts about Earth's timeline that contradict traditional creation myths is just *chef's kiss* perfect. Turns out even divine lectures can't escape student attention problems!

Cyanobacteria: The Forgotten Oxygen Influencers
Biology Evolution Earth-science
2 months ago 7.1K views 0 shares
Cyanobacteria: The Forgotten Oxygen Influencers
Trees getting all the credit while cyanobacteria sits in the corner like that forgotten lab partner who did 90% of the work. These microscopic overachievers literally transformed Earth's atmosphere 2.7 billion years ago, creating the oxygen-rich planet we enjoy today. Talk about being ahead of the curve! Meanwhile, humans are out here hugging trees and posting #PlantAppreciation while ignoring the OG oxygen influencers. Justice for cyanobacteria - they were making Earth breathable before it was cool.

Will We Ever Learn?
Biology Evolution Climate Earth-science
3 months ago 8.9K views 0 shares
Will We Ever Learn?
Earth's first apocalypse happened when cyanobacteria invented oxygenic photosynthesis ~2.5 billion years ago, pumping so much oxygen into the atmosphere that most anaerobic life forms died in what scientists call the "Great Oxidation Event." Fast forward to modern humans discovering fossil fuels and gleefully pumping CO₂ into the atmosphere like SpongeBob ready for round two of planetary self-destruction. History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme!