To everyone’s surprise, scientists found that the nodules release “dark oxygen” at 4,000 meters, where sunlight cannot reach. This discovery revolutionizes our understanding of deep-sea ...

Environmentalists said the presence of dark oxygen showed just how little is known about life at these extreme depths, and supported their case that deep-sea mining posed unacceptable ecological ...

Many of the minerals involved in proposed deep sea mining operations are located on black, potato-shaped nodules that lie on ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery of “dark oxygen” 4,000 meters below the ... However, the new findings show that the deep-sea nodules may function like “geobatteries.” ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm ... the currents down there bring oxygen and key nutrients up ...

A new study finds that humans have visually explored just 0.001 per cent of the deep seafloor - leaving vast areas unknown and raising concerns about biodiversity, climate, and deep sea mining ...