The discovery of dark oxygen has shifted our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth. But we still don’t know for sure how this oxygen is produced, and to what extent, and whether ...

In the midst of the Pacific Ocean, black, rounded rocks pepper the floor. Here, at depths of more than 4,000 meters (13,000 ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, in the pitch-black abyss, scientists have uncovered a fascinating phenomenon: "dark oxygen.

A scientific debate has emerged regarding the possibility of producing 'dark oxygen' without sunlight, through metallic nodules found deep in the ocean. The discovery challenges long-held beliefs ...

A group of scientists from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has discovered how special bacteria in the ocean break down ...