{"id":25372,"date":"2026-03-07T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25372"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T08:16:14","slug":"dark-oxygen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dark-oxygen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Oxygen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dark Oxygen Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists exploring the Pacific Ocean seafloor have reported the presence of what they describe as \u201cdark oxygen\u201d in an environment where sunlight does not reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dark Oxygen<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>oxygen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that is being<\/span><b> produced thousands of feet below the ocean surface, without any light or photosynthesis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phenomenon was <\/span><b>first observed in 2013 while studying the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an area in the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pacific-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b> Pacific Ocean<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between Mexico and Hawaii.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Why is the Discovery Important?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Until now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it was <\/span><b>thought that oxygen was created only through photosynthesis, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a process that <\/span><b>requires sunlight.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oceanic plankton, drifting plants, algae, and some bacteria are the primary elements attributed to the production of oxygen in the ocean. All these organisms are capable of photosynthesis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The production of oxygen<\/span><b> at such depths<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is thought to be impossible because <\/span><b>there isn\u2019t enough sunlight for plants to do photosynthesis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><b>in this case, oxygen is not being produced by plants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The oxygen<\/span><b> comes out of polymetallic nodules <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that are similar in resemblance to lumps of coal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These nodules,<\/span><b> made up of metals like manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and lithium, produce oxygen without the process of photosynthesis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>nodules generate enough electricity to drive electrolysis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>splits water molecules apart and releases oxygen.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>researchers think the same process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-battery-powered oxygen production that requires no light and no biological process &#8211; <\/span><b>could be happening on other moons and planets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, creating oxygen-rich environments where life could thrive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/science\/dark-oxygen-discovered-4000-meters-below-the-pacific-ocean-where-sunlight-has-never-reached\/articleshow\/129031668.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Oxygen is the oxygen that is being produced thousands of feet below the ocean surface, without any light or photosynthesis. 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