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

Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ...

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...

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

The discovery challenges traditional photosynthesis concepts, revealing new possibilities for life in harsh environments, ...

A breakthrough discovery of oxygen production in darkness could redefine life's origins on Earth and open new frontiers in space exploration.

Dark oxygen produced on the floor of the ocean ... The three-year research initiative will focus on deep-sea areas in the Pacific Ocean, including parts of the hadal zone, which extends to depths ...

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

Deep-seafloor organisms consume oxygen which scientists believe is produced by seawater electrolysis without light or sunshine.

Uncovering dark oxygen revealed just how little is known about the deep ocean, and the Clarion-Clipperton ... chief at the US Geological Survey’s Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center ...