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 ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

The oxygen was found 13,100 feet deep in the sea bed. Still in doubt, Professor Sweetman directed his team of students to give the sensors back to the manufacturer for the purpose of testing.

The discovery of “dark oxygen”, oxygen produced deep under the surface of the sea, is shining a light on the potential risks of deep-sea mining for metals and minerals.

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 ...

Dubbed “dark oxygen”, it is created in extremely hostile conditions at 4,000 metres below the water's surface by sea floor clusters of metals known as polymetallic nodules.

Thus, full-scale research into the 'dark oxygen' produced in the deep sea began. In the summer of 2023, Sweetman contacted . Franz Geiger, a professor of chemistry at Northwestern University, ...

Scientists, deep-sea miner spar over ‘dark oxygen’ discovery. By Hannah Northey, Clare Fieseler | 07/25/2024 01:36 PM EDT . The Metals Co. is trying to discredit new research that bolsters ...

The discovery of "dark oxygen" produced on the seafloor challenges our understanding of the ocean's ecosystem and raises concerns about the potential impacts of deep sea mining.

Ocean scientist Andrew Sweetman discovered unexpected oxygen production at 4,000 meters deep in the Pacific Ocean, challenging existing beliefs about deep-sea oxygen cycling. Moneycontrol News ...