Dark Oxygen

Dark Oxygen

Has dark oxygen beneath the waves changed where we discover life?

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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?

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Discussions (12)

Julian

Level 2 · 7 mo ago

So... rocks are batteries?

Mary

Level 8 · 9 mo ago

Rocks making oxygen is actually crazy to me lol

Tanya

Level 5 · 8 mo ago

The discovery is amazing, but mining the seafloor is reckless. We shouldn't ruin what we just found.

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