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To summarize the new results:
An international team of researchers recently discovered that oxygen is being made by potato-shaped metallic nodules deep under the surface of the Pacific Ocean. In July, their findings, which throw into dispute the concepts of oxygen production, were published in the Nature Geoscience jonal. The discovery could lead to a reconsideration of the origins of complex life on Earth.
The findings from a team of researchers led by Professor Andrew Sweetman at the U.K.’s Scottish Association for Marine Science, show that oxygen is being produced at around 4,000 metres below the surface of the ocean in complete darkness. This contradicts previous scientific assumptions that only living organisms, including plants and algae, can use energy to create oxygen through photosynthesis, using sunlight for the reaction.
As Julian Gough suggests, most life probably is on icy moons. This means a lot more life! Over a time slice, it could mean billions of additional lives out there. Did you pop up the champagne?
The bad news is that the chance that Robin Hanson’s “Great Filter” lies behind us is somewhat smaller. Which boosts the chance that it may life in our near future. Did you pull out the tissues?
On net, did this news change your mood at all? Why or why not?
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