To everyone’s surprise, scientists found that the nodules release “dark oxygen” at 4,000 meters, where sunlight cannot reach. This discovery revolutionizes our understanding of deep-sea ...

In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen.

“These geobatteries are the basis for a possible explanation of the ocean’s dark oxygen production.” The discovery that abyssal, or deep-sea, nodules are producing oxygen is “an amazing ...

Marine scientists who made headlines last year with their discovery that deep sea nodules could be producing “dark oxygen” are embarking on a three-year research project to explain their findings.

Dark oxygen has already made waves in Kingston ... Greenpeace is one of the environmental groups opposing deep-sea mining. “Clearly, it’s going to have implications also for the natural ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence of oxygen production near polymetallic nodules located deep in the ocean. Called dark oxygen, this oxygen is being produced ...

Metallic nodules found deep in the sea seem to be producing significant amounts of oxygen by some unknown mechanism, researchers revealed last year. Now, we may have found out how it is happening ...

The discovery of "dark oxygen" raises questions about the origins of life on Earth and the potential impact of deep-sea mining on marine ecosystems. The International Seabed Authority is under ...

Potato-size metallic nodules strewn across the Pacific Ocean seafloor produce oxygen in complete darkness and without any help from living organisms, new research reveals. The discovery of this ...

The discovery of this deep-sea oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen," is the first time scientists have ever observed oxygen being generated without the involvement of organisms and challenges what we know ...