'Dark oxygen': a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists

Monday, March 17th 2025, 3:40:33 am
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Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?This cast doubt on the long-established view that life was made possible when organisms started producing oxygen via photosynthesis, which requires sunlight, about 2.7 billion years ago.
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