2024.10.31

Dark Oxygen

Mysterious minerals release oxygen in the depths

Metal deposited over millions of years forms these nodules, which can somehow generate oxygen. (credit: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Metal deposited over millions of years forms these nodules, which can somehow generate oxygen. (credit: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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