Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

New research shows that potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules may be creating the "dark oxygen" of the deep sea. How will this affect current negotiations on the future of the mining ...

The polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria that live there.

"We need to rethink how to mine these materials, so that we do not deplete the oxygen source for deep-sea life," noted study co-author Franz Geiger, a Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University ...

Scientists have found evidence that the metallic nodules found on the Pacific Ocean seafloor are producing "dark oxygen." The post Deep-Sea Nodules Producing ‘Dark Oxygen,’ Study Finds first ...

A spokesperson for the ISA, when asked about the “dark oxygen” research, said the agency is committed to supporting scientific research in the deep-sea marine environment, and any relevant ...

The research that gave rise to the dark oxygen discovery was partly funded by a Canadian deep-sea mining business, The Metals Company, that wanted to assess the ecological impact of such exploration.

Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria that live there.