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Scientists have recently discovered a strange phenomenon, dubbed “dark oxygen” in the deep sea. A ground-breaking study published Monday found that oxygen is being produced in complete darkness nearly 4,000 metres or 13,100 feet below the ocean surface. Scientists have discovered a strange phenomenon where 'dark oxygen' is being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface What is …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. NERC Smartex project, SAMS, the Abyssline project, iAtlantic Sampling the seafloor Sweetman first made the unexpected observation that “dark” oxygen was being produced on the seafloor while assessing marine biodiversity in an area that’s earmarked for mining potato-size polymetallic nodules. NHMDeepSea Group/Natural History Museum, UK The pristine ecosystem, 16,400 feet below the …