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

A flurry of criticism followed the article’s publication, including from the deep-sea mining company that funded the study, ...

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. Initial ...

The discovery challenges traditional photosynthesis concepts, revealing new possibilities for life in harsh environments, ...

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

If oxygen can be made in the dark ocean on Earth, researchers believe it could be happening on other planets Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen ...

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 ...

The discovery is attracting attention worldwide as it challenges the conventional scientific consensus that oxygen is ...

Andrew Sweetman, a professor at the UK’s Scottish Association for Marine Science who was behind the find, is embarking on a three-year project to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further.

Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest parts of Earth's oceans in order to understand the strange phenomenon.