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

The rover also spotted small, bumpy structures called nodules.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

But the deep-sea mining industry -- which is keen to extract precious metals from these potato-sized polymetallic nodules -- and some researchers have expressed doubts about the claim.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

If the ISA concludes that current mining techniques are too destructive, companies could try to develop less intrusive ways of extracting nodules from the seafloor.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Southam removed some of the nodules to verify that they were cancerous, but he left several to see if the patients’ immune systems would reject them or the cancer would spread.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot