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

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

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

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

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

Now, scientists are gearing up to send specially designed sensors to the deepest ocean depths to gain insights into dark ...

A small but mighty single-celled organism that dates back 500 million years punches far above its weight when it comes to ...

Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest ...

The discovery that metallic rocks are apparently producing oxygen on the Pacific Ocean's seabed challenges the idea that ...

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.

The metallic rocks release electrical charge that splits the seawater into oxygen and hydrogen through electrolysis.

Autonomous underwater robots, such as ocean gliders, can autonomously navigate the ocean for several weeks. Their sensors ...