A project is underway to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further. Understanding the phenomenon better could help ...

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings ...

Scientists have discovered Dark Oxygen in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, challenging long-held beliefs about how oxygen is produced on Earth. The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is ...

Dark oxygen, a newly identified form of oxygen, raises questions about life in extreme environments and its implications for ...

However, the "dark oxygen" discovered by Sweetman's team operates without either. Scientists are still debating whether this "shocking" finding stems from a genuine phenomenon or is merely the ...

The phenomenon of 'dark oxygen,' whereby deep-sea metallic nodules generate oxygen without sunlight, is reshaping our understanding of oceanic processes.

More igoriss/Getty The discovery of dark oxygen has profound implications for our understanding of life on Earth and beyond. Previously, it was believed that oxygen production required sunlight ...

(CNN) — 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.

“Our discovery of dark oxygen was a paradigm shift in our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth, but it threw up more questions than answers,” Sweetman, the leader of his ...

Scientists have discovered Dark Oxygen in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, challenging long-held beliefs about how oxygen is produced on Earth. The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS ...