The phenomenon of 'dark oxygen,' whereby deep-sea metallic nodules generate oxygen without sunlight, is reshaping our understanding of oceanic processes.

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration ... Survey’s Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, tells CNN. Against this backdrop, the team behind the initial “dark oxygen” discovery is planning ...

Researchers who discovered “dark oxygen” on the ocean floor are planning ... occurring “battery rocks” on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, some 13,000 feet below the surface, were producing ...

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings ...

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

The contents of three large metal cases have changed our understanding of life under the ocean. Inside were vials of sediment hauled up from a record 8km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an eruption by the end ...