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Oxygen-starved ocean zones may hold clues to early life
Original: Oxygen-deprived underwater zones may not be "dead zones" but clue to early life https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
New research published in AGU's journal suggests oxygen-deprived underwater zones, long treated as biological 'dead zones', could instead offer insights into conditions on the early Earth before oxygen filled the atmosphere. Scientists are discussing what these low-oxygen environments reveal about how early life may have developed.
Why now: The finding challenges the common assumption that low-oxygen waters are lifeless, reframing them as windows into early Earth.
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- Oxygen-deprived underwater zones may not be "dead zones" but clue to early life https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2026AV002570 # HackerNews # Tech # Science · hackernews@robot.villas · 3
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