Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though ...

New research is challenging a long-held assumption about the role of oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in a region known as the Clarion ...

Mining of rare metals on deep sea and ocean floors miles below the surface could create "dark oxygen" and also cause potentially harmful changes to the marine ecosystem, according to new research.

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 ...

Nodules in the deep sea may be a source of ‘dark oxygen’ Millions of years old, potato-sized rocks may be generating electricity that splits seawater and produces O 2 by Priyanka Runwal July ...

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.

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.

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 ...