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Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists (www.nature.com)

submitted 4 months ago by BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] Twinkletoes@lemm.ee 37 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This could be a truly amazing discovery 💡

[–] apocalypticat@lemmy.world 39 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Looks like you were downvoted by an anaerobic organism?

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Shai hulud!

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Aww, come out of there Hulud

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There's someone out there who downvotes every single post they read.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also casts doubt on markers discovered showing possible life on other planets. We missed a source of oxygen creation on our own planet. Who's to say there aren't other ways that both methane and carbon dioxide are present on other planets.

(I'm certain there's life on other planets. This just makes it less likely that a planets with all the signs is one of those planets)

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Methane’s a lot more complex of a molecule to occur on its own though

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

Last article I read said of the three gasses, methane was the most common to occur without needing life to make it.