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

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

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, ...

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

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

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. Initial ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...