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Dark oxygen: New deep sea expedition to explore mysterious discovery
The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...
'Dark oxygen' mission takes aim at other worlds
Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest ...
Scientists Seek 'Dark Oxygen' in Ocean Depths To Unlock Life's Secrets
A breakthrough discovery of oxygen production in darkness could redefine life's origins on Earth and open new frontiers in ...
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Scientists Who Found Mysterious ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor Plan a New Expedition, Hoping to Settle Disputes
Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean seemed to produce oxygen without sunlight ...
Serendipitous discovery of "dark oxygen" sparks controversy and new expeditions
Professor Andrew Sweetman and his colleagues set out to measure seafloor respiration but instead stumbled upon a hidden ecosystem capable of producing oxygen. The most crucial ...
Scientists say they found oxygen where it shouldn’t be. Now, the hunt is on for more answers
A project is underway to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further. Understanding the phenomenon better could help ...
These Metallic Rocks Produce 'Dark' Oxygen: What It Means
The metallic rocks release electrical charge that splits the seawater into oxygen and hydrogen through electrolysis.
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Scientists say they found oxygen where it shouldn’t be. Now, the hunt is on for more answers
“Our discovery of dark oxygen was a paradigm shift in our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth, but it threw up more questions than answers,” Sweetman, the leader of his ...