A study analyzing these modules reveals that these rocky lumps are capable of producing “dark oxygen” 4,000 meters below sea level where light cannot reach.
A groundbreaking discovery of a mysterious oxygen source, termed “dark oxygen,” was made 5,000 meters below the ocean surface in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. For years, scientists have puzzled over ...
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Dark oxygen discovery in the deep ocean sparks debate over life’s origins
You are taught early in science that oxygen on Earth comes from sunlight. Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use light to split ...
Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized prize for mining companies in search of materials needed for humanity's ...
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