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Rewriting the textbooks: A new study finds that the distribution or life has actually influenced the chemistry of Earth's mantle. Organic matter from plankton gets subducted down there at plate boundaries, and researchers found a latitudinal gradient in how oxidized igneous rocks are that tracks the production rate of plankton! So basically, the sun influences the chemistry of the deep earth itself, with life representing the bridge. We are truly a living planet!
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