A breakthrough discovery of oxygen production in darkness could redefine life's origins on Earth and open new frontiers in space exploration.

Many unanswered questions remain about how dark oxygen is produced and what role it plays in the deep-sea ecosystem. Understanding how the ocean floor produces oxygen may also shed light on the ...

Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to investigate "dark oxygen"—a form of oxygen produced in total darkness on the ocean floor. The initiative follows last year's ...