The ocean is a terrifying and mysterious place. And now, scientists have discovered what some are calling 'dark oxygen' at the bottom.
A new oxygen source found at the bottom of the ocean has scientists scratching their heads. The “dark oxygen,” as some have referred to it, appears to be created by a chemical reaction that splits water molecules, leaving excess amounts of oxygen in its wake. Researchers have shared their findings on the new source of oxygen in a paper published in Nature Geoscience, and it certainly raises some questions about the reaction we’re seeing take place here.
Ocean waves and clear skies. But that didn’t happen. Instead, the researchers noticed that the water actually saw increased oxygen released. This led them to look deeper into the reactions they thought they were seeing. That’s when their instruments showed the phenomenon in more detail, leaving them scratching their heads. The scientists aren’t exactly sure what is causing the water molecules to split.
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