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

Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

You are taught early in science that oxygen on Earth comes from sunlight. Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use light to split water and release oxygen, shaping the atmosphere and making complex life ...

Researchers have unveiled two world-first deep-ocean landers designed to probe the origins of dark ...

The existence of a previously unknown source of oxygen would call into question long-held assumptions about the origins of life on Earth.

What can deep ocean life teach us about finding life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated ...

Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have unveiled two world-first deep-ocean landers designed to probe the origins of dark oxygen, which is produced in ...