Hey Science Quickly listeners, this is Sarah Lewin Frazier, assistant news editor at Scientific American,

and I'm excited to announce the launch of Siam Games, our new hub of interactive fun.

Our selection includes a word game called Spelliments,

quirky science news and trivia quizzes featuring stunning scientific images,

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Need a breath of fresh air.

Try looking at the bottom of the ocean. A new study suggests that enigmatic little

lumps of stuff that litter the sea floor might make their own oxygen in the dark of the deep. But these little

nodules are also rich in metals and mining companies are vying to harvest them to

make lithium ion batteries. Scientists say we've got to figure out how these little nuggets

impact the ecosystem of the sea. Stat. For Scientific American science quickly,

this is Rachel Felton. I'm here with Siam's own Allison Parcel to hear more about this so-called dark oxygen.

Okay, so scientists have found something freaky at the bottom of the ocean.

Allison, tell me more, what's going on?

When are things at the bottom of the ocean not freaky?

That's what I want to know.

In this case, it's not some very strange blobular fish or something with a lot of teeth.

It's actually something by all accounts non-living.

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