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.

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The discovery of "dark oxygen" produced on the seafloor challenges our understanding of the ocean's ecosystem and raises concerns about the potential impacts of deep sea mining.

Mining conducted on the floors of deep seas could create "dark oxygen" containing metals that could impact the quality of oxygen above water.

Marine scientists who made headlines last year with their discovery that deep sea nodules could be producing “dark oxygen” are embarking on a three-year research project to explain their ...

The Metals Co. is trying to discredit new research that bolsters opponents’ claims that the deep sea is too unknown to mine. Scientists this week unveiled what they say is evidence that rocks ...

Deep in the ocean, scientists discovered the presence of "dark" oxygen, which is oxygen produced without photosynthesis. Oxygen was previously thought to require light to be produced; the new ...

New research challenges a long-held assumption about oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

The discovery of this deep-sea oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen," is the first time scientists have ever observed oxygen being generated without the involvement of organisms and challenges what we know ...

The discovery of "dark oxygen" in the deep sea challenges our understanding of oxygen production and raises concerns about the potential environmental impact of deep-sea mining.

‘Dark oxygen’ discovered on the seafloor raises stakes for deep-sea mining negotiations Scientists discovered ‘dark oxygen’ in the ocean’s abyss, where companies want to mine battery metals.

This discovery that the nodules may be a source of oxygen for the deep sea has major implications in terms of how life on our planet may have begun.