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Given that the Sun was dimmer in its youth, our planet should have been frozen over for much of its early history. That it evidently wasn't is a puzzle that continues to engage the attention of Earth scientists.

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Figure 1: Possible variation in atmospheric CO2 partial pressure (_p_CO2) during Earth's history.

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1. James F. Kasting is in the Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. jfk4@psu.edu,
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