nodules

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Before, Ahmad could tap — meaning to cut incisions in the acacia trees, which exude sap that a few weeks later hardens into nodules of Hashab gum — four orchards in one go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"We can't quite explain yet why the nodules appear where they do," Seeger said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Mining companies have plans to start harvesting the nodules, which contain valuable metals used in electric car batteries and other tech.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The deposits are scattered across the seabed in the form of small rocks known as nodules, akin to black golf balls filled with cobalt, copper and manganese, as well as some rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Mazes in the nodules on murex shells and in the textures of sycamore bark and inside the hollow bones of eagles.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr