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 ...

Environmentalists said the presence of dark oxygen showed just how little is known about life at these extreme depths, and supported their case that deep-sea mining posed unacceptable ecological ...

This unexpected source of “dark oxygen,” as it’s called ... But we now know that there is oxygen produced in the deep sea, where there is no light. I think we therefore need to revisit ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a phenomenon they're calling "dark oxygen" — oxygen ... now have evidence that these deep-sea nodules may act like “geobatteries ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery of “dark oxygen” 4,000 meters below the ... However, the new findings show that the deep-sea nodules may function like “geobatteries.” ...