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Most of the seafloor explored during Dive 07 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration was covered with these manganese nodules, the subject of the Deep Sea Ventures pilot test nearly five decades ago. (Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration.)

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A person shields themself from the sun with an umbrella as people visit Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, as a heat wave hits the northeast US on June 18, 2024. (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

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