Scientists Discover ‘Dark Oxygen’ Made On Deep-Sea Floor Without Light

Leslie Katz, Forbes

Scientists Discover ‘Dark Oxygen’ Made On Deep-Sea Floor Without Light
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Previous assumptions about this life-supporting gas, after all, hold that it’s usually produced by photosynthetic organisms such as plants and algae. But here the scientists were, looking at data from their deep-sea landers that suggested oxygen had been generated on the dark ocean floor, where light doesn’t penetrate.

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