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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 ...
THE WEEK

Production of 'dark' oxygen deep in the ocean comes to light

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence of oxygen production near polymetallic nodules located deep in the ocean. Called dark oxygen, this oxygen is being produced ...
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At 4,000 m deep, scientists found stunning 'dark oxygen'

Far below the reach of sunlight, at roughly 4,000 m deep on the Pacific seafloor, researchers have stumbled on a form of ...
Nature

Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Regulation

Mitochondria are integral to cellular bioenergetics, utilising nutrient oxidation to drive ATP synthesis while concurrently generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide and hydrogen ...
CNN

Scientists say they found oxygen where it shouldn’t be. Now, the hunt is on for more answers

A startling discovery made public in July that metallic rocks were apparently producing oxygen on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed, where no light can penetrate, was a scientific bombshell. Initial research ...
BioTechniques

Are deep-sea rocks producing ‘dark oxygen’?

Oxygen-producing rocks have been found on the deep seafloor, challenging what we know about oxygen production. I don’t know about you, but when I learned about oxygen production, it involved plants, ...
SpaceNews

Ancient Ocean Oxygen Production Began 100 Million Years Earlier than Thought

Image: Even low concentrations of oxygen can have profound effects on ocean chemistry Photo of Australia’s red-weathered hills. Credit: Ariel Anbar, ASU Scientists widely accept that around 2.4 ...