Last year, deep-sea scientists discovered the phenomenon of “dark oxygen.” This bizarre finding challenges the long-held belief that oxygen is only produced through photosynthesis. Now, scientists are ...

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way – and scientists have predicted that, in the future, the atmosphere will revert back to one that's rich in ...

AN extreme drop in oxygen could wipe out most life on Earth, according to a scientific study. The prediction is based on past oxidation events and the idea that habitable planets don’t keep ...

The triple threat of extreme heat, deoxygenation and acidification can last for as long as 30 days. The study also found that these water column-compound extreme events tend to occur in high latitudes ...