{
  "id": 14483380,
  "title": "Rocks from hydrothermal vents can spontaneously combust, posing potential risks for deep-sea mining operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/rocks-from-hydrothermal-vents-can-spontaneously-combust-posing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-hydrothermal-vents-spontaneously-combust-posing.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Projects involving the mining of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits around hydrothermal vents already face criticism over their destructive nature, and now these projects may face a new concern: spontaneous combustion. A new study, published in Scientific Reports, describes how certain samples of rock brought up from SMS deposits have unexpectedly caught fire. The study indicates that…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}