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

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 ...

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

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what ...

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

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

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Dark oxygen’ sounds sexy and mysterious, but science rarely delivers on its amorous threats. In this case, dark oxygen refers ...

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 ...