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Plate tectonics lets the ocean breathe

Variations in ocean oxygen levels through Earth’s history have been linked to evolution and mass extinctions. Simulations now suggest that the configuration of the continents has a substantial impact on ocean oxygenation.

Nature Volume 608 Issue 7923

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