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Scientists have discovered that polymetallic nodules in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone generate 'dark oxygen' 4,000 meters below the ocean surface, without sunlight. The finding challenges long ...

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their ...

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A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence of oxygen production near polymetallic nodules located deep in the ocean. Called dark oxygen, this oxygen is being produced ...

If you want to build anything with metal components, you need fire. In other words, say Balbi and Frank, astronomers looking for signs of high-tech alien civilizations should focus their efforts on ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to ...

You do not usually notice oxygen unless it is missing. It is just there when you wake up, when you step outside, when you breathe without thinking. The sky looks the same as it did yesterday. Nothing ...

A comet is leaking oxygen molecules that have been buried since the beginning of the solar system. “This is the most surprising discovery we have made so far,” study coauthor Kathrin Altwegg said at ...