Deep beneath the ocean's surface, in the pitch-black abyss, scientists have uncovered a fascinating phenomenon: "dark oxygen.

Certain metallic rocks seem to be making oxygen in the dark, without light or sunshine, at the bottom of the ocean.

Researchers who discovered “dark oxygen” on the ocean floor are planning a new project to learn even more about their ...

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A flurry of criticism followed the article’s publication, including from the deep-sea mining company that funded the study, ...

A startling discovery made public in July that metallic rocks were apparently producing oxygen on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed, where no light can penetrate, was a scientific bombshell. Initial ...

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...

Languages: English. Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to investigate "dark oxygen"—a form of oxygen produced in total darkness on the ocean floor. The initiative ...

Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest ...