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Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history

Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history

Update: 2024-09-11
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Scientists just discovered oxygen being produced without sunlight — without photosynthesis — at the bottom of the ocean. This “dark oxygen” could fundamentally change the story we tell of life on Earth and in the rest of the universe.

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Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history

Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history

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