Dark Oxygen
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?
Ep 3:
What Power Does the Dark Oxygen Hold For the CIA?
Ep 4:
Is Dark Oxygen Expanding the Possibilities of Habitable Worlds?
Ep 5:
How Did Project Azorian’s Deep-Sea Mining Cover Lead the CIA to Dark Oxygen?
Ep 6:
How Did the CIA Secretly Study Dark Oxygen on the Ocean Floor?
Ep 7:
Why Did the CIA Keep Their Research About Dark Oxygen Classified?
Ep 8:
How Did the CIA’s Secrets About Deep-Sea Nodules Affect Science and the Environment?
Discussions (12)
Julian
Level 2 · 8 mo agoSo... rocks are batteries?
Mary
Level 8 · 10 mo agoRocks making oxygen is actually crazy to me lol
Tanya
Level 5 · 10 mo agoThe discovery is amazing, but mining the seafloor is reckless. We shouldn't ruin what we just found.
