Dark oxygen

The finding challenges long-held assumptions that only photosynthetic organisms - those which use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create fuel and oxygen - ...

Sensor readings seemed to show that oxygen was being made on the seabed 4000 meters below the surface, where no light can penetrate.

Scientists discovered 'dark' oxygen 13100-feet deep in the Pacific Ocean, challenging beliefs about oxygen production in the deep sea.

Our understanding of the origins of life itself faces a potentially drastic overhaul following a startling discovery deep on the seafloor.

PARIS, July 23 — In the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced not by living organisms but by ...

Sensor readings seemed to show that oxygen was being made on the seabed 4000 meters below the surface, where no light can penetrate.

Scientists have recently discovered a strange phenomenon, dubbed “dark oxygen” in the deep sea. A ground-breaking study published Monday found that oxygen is ...

A new study says scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Scientists have discovered that metal nodules on the ocean floor are producing oxygen in total darkness without any aid from living organisms, ...

The discovery of mysterious oxygen sources deep below the surface calls into question our understanding of how life was kick started.

Dark oxygen is the name for the oxygen produced in the depths of the ocean where no sunlight can reach.

Organisms normally need light to produce oxygen through a process known as photosynthesis, but researchers believe electrochemical activity produced by these ...

Researchers sampled the seabed of the Clarion-Clapperton Zone to assess the possible impacts of deep-sea mining.

The discovery of 'dark oxygen' is going to be monumental in understanding, “where could aerobic life have begun?” This accidental revelation happened.

Scientists studying the deep ocean have made a discovery that could upend our understanding of how and where life on earth began.

It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no ...

A deep sea shark and several eels are attracted to bait placed at the summit of the Cook seamount, as seen from the Pisces V submersible during a dive to the ...

Scientists have recently found evidence of 'dark oxygen' being generated in the deep ocean, seemingly by metal nodules on the seafloor.

CHENNAI, INDIA DECEMBER 22: The black polymetallic sea nodules, the nickel, manganese and cobalt rich mineral deposits, these balls form naturally deep ...

Mining conducted on the floors of deep seas could create "dark oxygen" containing metals that could impact the quality of oxygen above water.

It was previously thought that only photosynthetic organisms such as plants and algae generate Earth's oxygen.

Oxygen produced without sunlight could sustain life on the ocean floor. But authors of a new study on the discovery worry that deep-sea mining could impact ...