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'Dark Oxygen' in depths of Pacific Ocean prompts new theories on life's origins
2024-07-27
[France24] Scientists have discovered that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean. These polymetallic nodules, generating electricity like AA batteries, challenge the belief that only photosynthetic organisms create oxygen, potentially altering our understanding of how life began on Earth.
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  Don't know why the link embed didn't work, but here is the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrHPycKKQ0&t=475s
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-07-27 23:52  

#5  Detailed scientific from Anton Petrov for those that want to geek out.
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-07-27 23:51  

#4  create oxygen??

Eh, not really. It takes 1.5 volts to separate hydrogen from oxygen which is a AA battery. A group of these provide more than enough current. Basically they are batteries separating hydrogen and oxygen and the extra O2 in the water is allowing for greater than expected biodiversity.

They don't create it, they just free it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2024-07-27 23:49  

#3  Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
Posted by: Frank G   2024-07-27 11:12  

#2  create oxygen????????????
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-07-27 10:23  

#1  Scientists say they may have discovered origin of consciousness - and it's a theory popularized by Joe Rogan
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-07-27 09:31  

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