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Scientists Think the Ocean Looked Green 600 Million Years Ago

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Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan say the ocean was green between 3 billion years and 600 million years ago .

They believe there were several factors at work between the planet’s first few billion years ago, including a compound that absorbs blue light.

This planet's greenish-hue was compounded by aquatic cyanobacteria , which have a pigment called chlorophyll.

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