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‘Dark oxygen’ produced by metals on deep-ocean floor, study finds
It was previously thought that only photosynthetic organisms such as plants and algae generate Earth’s oxygen.
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Polymetallic nodules which were collected from the ocean floor, sit in simulated seawater (Franz Geiger/Northwestern University)
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Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent
July 22, 2024 at 5:16pm BST
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