But we now know that there is oxygen produced in the deep sea, where there is no light.

I think we, therefore, need to revisit questions like: Where could aerobic life have begun?

At first, the discovery of oxygen led Sweetman to believe his equipment was busted.

Polymetallic nodules found at the bottom of the Pacific are the source of a discovery shaking up our understanding of where oxygen comes from.

Polymetallic nodules found at the bottom of the Pacific are the source of a discovery shaking up our understanding of where oxygen comes from.NOAA

These geobatteries are the basis for a possible explanation of the oceans dark oxygen production.

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