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Deep Ocean Producing 'Dark' Oxygen, Study Finds


A new study suggests that metals scattered about the deep ocean may be producing oxygen, a finding that could strengthen the case against controversial deep-sea mining. Scientists have long assumed that plants and other photosynthetic life were the only source of oxygen on Earth.

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