Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?

Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more. But as ...

"Deep-sea discovery calls into question the origins of life," the Scottish Association for Marine Science said in a press release to accompany the publication of the research. Environmentalists said ...

The discovery questions long-held assumptions about the origins of life on Earth Environmentalists said the presence of dark oxygen showed just how little is known about life at these extreme ...

Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called "dark oxygen" is being produced in the lightless abyss of the seabed. Get any of our free email newsletters — news ...