Do deep-sea nodules produce oxygen in the dark?…

[ad_1] Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal urchin (AFP) A debate has erupted within the scientific community over whether the so-called "dark oxygen" can be made without sunlight, by lumpy metallic formations in the ocean's darkest…

Did volcanoes spark the rise of oxygen on…

[ad_1] For billions of years, the atmosphere on Earth was nothing like it is now—no oxygen, no air to breathe, just a barren wasteland shrouded in mystery. And then something shifted. Scientists have long argued…

How to make moon dust into oxygen

[ad_1] Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterSierra SpaceSierra Space is working on a device designed to produce oxygen in moon-like conditionsInside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed…

‘Dark oxygen’ mission takes aim at other worlds

[ad_1] Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest parts of Earth's oceans in order to understand the strange phenomenon.Their mission could "change…