‘Dark oxygen’ on ocean floor may rewrite Earth’s origins of life. Deep sea nodules could be making their own oxygen without sunlight. By Andrew Paul. Published Jul 22, 2024 11:00 AM EDT.

Metals on ocean floor produce 'dark oxygen,' new study finds. Mining activity could negatively affect the seafloor ecosystem, scientists warn. By Julia Jacobo. July 23, 2024, 2:34 PM. 0:56.

‘Dark oxygen’ on ocean floor may rewrite Earth’s origins of life. Andrew Paul. Mon, July 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM UTC. 4 min read. Polymetallic nodules scattered across bottom of the ocean floor.

Dark oxygen is being created on the ocean floor, scientists have discovered – and it could change our understanding of how humans and animals evolved. It was traditionally thought that only ...

Scientists Discover 'Dark Oxygen' on the Ocean Floor Generated—Surprisingly—by Lumps of Metal. July 26, 2024. Deep-Sea Mining’s Environmental Toll Could Last Decades. May 1, 2020.

Metals on the deep-ocean floor produce "dark oxygen" 3,962.4m below the surface, a new study has suggested. The finding challenges long-held assumptions that only photosynthetic organisms - those ...

Dark oxygen is being created on the ocean floor, scientists have discovered – and it could change our understanding of how humans and animals evolved. It was traditionally thought that only ...

Scientists have discovered that metal nodules on the ocean floor are producing oxygen in total darkness without any aid from living organisms, which could upend our understanding of the origin of ...

'Dark oxygen' discovery: Study finds lumps of metal producing 'dark oxygen' on ocean floor Oxygen is being produced over 13,000 feet underwater without photosynthesis, but how?

“I suddenly realised that for eight years I’d been ignoring this potentially amazing new process, 4,000 metres down on the ocean floor,” Sweetman said in a Nature article.

Metals on the deep-ocean floor produce “dark oxygen” 13,000 feet below the surface, a new study has suggested. The finding challenges long-held assumptions that only photosynthetic organisms ...

The ocean is a terrifying and mysterious place. And now, scientists have discovered what some are calling "dark oxygen" at the bottom.