
Has dark oxygen beneath the waves changed where we discover life?
4.4 (16)
34 mins
Discover how researchers found a form of “dark oxygen” produced when electrically active polymetallic nodules split seawater deep on the Pacific floor. Explore what this means for Earth’s early atmosphere and for life on icy moons and distant exoplanets, and how it reframes the ocean floor as both a biological engine and a strategic resource.
Ep 1:
How Did Scientists Discover Dark Oxygen in the Depths of the Pacific Ocean?
Ep 2:
How Is the Dark Oxygen Connected to the Earth's Oxygen?
Julian
Level 2 · 7 mo agoSo... rocks are batteries?
Mary
Level 8 · 9 mo agoRocks making oxygen is actually crazy to me lol
Tanya
Level 5 · 8 mo agoThe discovery is amazing, but mining the seafloor is reckless. We shouldn't ruin what we just found.