These nodules can act like batteries that split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

Scientists have discovered oxygen-generating ‘battery rocks’ on the ocean floor that could challenge long-held beliefs about the origins of life on Earth — and make a strong case against deep-sea ...

Far below the reach of sunlight, at roughly 4,000 m deep on the Pacific seafloor, researchers have stumbled on a form of oxygen that should not exist there at all. The finding, quickly dubbed “dark ...

Through the looking glass: Researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science have discovered a deep-sea, oxygen-generating farm that could prompt a rethink of how life began on our planet.