Scientists posit that the formation of dark oxygen is an electrochemical process. The polymetallic nodules in the deep sea behave like a geobattery in which they "generate a small electric current ...

When researchers discovered evidence of “dark oxygen” last year, the news spread around the world, but the biggest challenge ...

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. There has already been ...

Deep Sea Mining Threatens Newly Discovered Dark Oxygen By Kurt Cobb - Aug 12, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT ...

Scientists discovered "dark oxygen" produced by deep-sea polymetallic nodules deep below sea level, redefining our understanding of ocean and early Earth life.

Marine science oxygen produced in the deep sea raises questions about extraterrestrial life BU researchers helped make startling discovery: rocks are generating “dark oxygen” in an area being ...

New research suggests that polymetallic nodules on the deep-sea floor may produce oxygen, a conclusion that could have enormous consequences for mining companies. Above, Gerard Barron, chairman ...

The research that gave rise to the dark oxygen discovery was partly funded by a Canadian deep-sea mining business, The Metals Company, that wanted to assess the ecological impact of such exploration.

That observation challenges the idea that photosynthesis is necessary to produce enough oxygen for living organisms. The researchers hypothesize that this could be a source of oxygen for deep-sea ...

It takes only 1.5 volts to split seawater molecules and make oxygen; and the team found that individual nodules could produce as much as 0.95 volts. When clustered together, the nodules made even more ...

Oxygen was previously thought to require light to be produced; the new finding calls that notion into question. The implications of this discovery could affect future deep-sea mining prospects.