OBAN, United Kingdom — In the darkness of the deep ocean, where sunlight can’t reach, scientists have stumbled upon a strange phenomenon — the production of oxygen where none should exist. An international team says the unexpected discovery of what they’re calling “dark oxygen” challenges our understanding of deep-sea ecosystems and could have far-reaching implications for ocean chemistry and climate science.

‘Dark oxygen’ discovered near the ocean floor, mystifying scientists

Imagine this dire scenario: the Atlantic Ocean's sea currents which bring warm water to Europe collapses, making large swaths of the continent as cold as the Arctic Circle. In a grim turn, that's just the scenario that a team of European scientists are warning about in a new study in the journal Nature Communications: that this catastrophic collapse — along with the ruination of the Amazon rainforest and the melting of polar ice — is on track to actually happen if we continue along our current path.

Major Earth Systems on Track for Collapse, Scientists Find

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Scientists Drill 1,268 Metres Deep Under The Atlantic Ocean, Scooping Out Huge Piece Of Earth's Mantle

Sunlight-photosynthesizing organisms like plants and algae have long been believed to be the Earth's original producers of oxygen. But now, researchers have found evidence of a natural O2 factory that needs neither the Sun nor the lifeforms that harness its power. The source is a chemical reaction taking place in rocks lying on the lightless seafloor thousands of feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, releasing what the researchers have dubbed "dark oxygen."

Scientists Say They've Detected a Strange Source of Electricity at the Bottom of the Ocean

There’s a special kitchen at the bottom of the sea. Scientists are now closer to reconstructing how it whipped up early life, thanks to a massive 1.2-kilometer core that a ship drilled out from a Mount-Rainier-sized underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean. Johan Lissenberg, igneous petrologist at Cardiff University,...

Scientists Drilled Into An Underwater Mountain In the Atlantic’s ‘Lost City’ To Obtain A Massive Core Sample

Has it ever crossed your mind that the moon you gaze at today is not in the same spot it was millions, thousands, or even hundreds of years ago? The idea might seem far-fetched, but science tells us that our moon is slowly, but surely, drifting away. Billions of years...

Our moon is drifting away, and Earth will never be the same without it

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The reality of what lies within our oceans has fascinated people since time immemorial, so it’s no wonder we’ve created countless myths about the watery depths.But step aside, Atlantis, scientists have discovered a real Lost City beneath the waves, and this one is teaming with life.The rocky, towering landscape is located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge mountain range, hundreds of metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and consists of massive walls, columns and monoliths stretching more than 60 metres (200ft) tall.To be clear, it’s not the home of some long-forgotten human civilisation, but that doesn’t make its existence...

'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic is like nothing else we've ever seen on Earth

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SCIENTISTS have discovered a unique trait on the metal-rich asteroid Psyche by using the James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers identified a water component on the mysterious – and priceless – asteroid 16 Psyche, suggesting that hydration exists in the form of rust. In 2017, researchers discovered traces of water on Psyche’s surface. “Spectra from the […]

Precious ‘golden asteroid’ worth $100,000 quadrillion might be rusting as scientists probe rock before 2029 Nasa visit

When an asteroid hit the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, Earth changed forever. The impact caused a mass extinction event, killing around 60 per cent of the planet’s species – including all of the non-avian dinosaurs. Now, new evidence suggests that the asteroid behind the destruction...

The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs had a very strange origin, scientists find

A remote cluster of Scottish islands could help solve one of our planet's greatest mysteries, scientists say. The Garvellach islands off the west coast of Scotland are the best record of Earth entering its biggest ever ice age around 720 million years ago, researchers have discovered. The big freeze, which...

Remote isles may solve mystery of 'Snowball Earth'

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There are literal oceans' worth of liquid water hiding out on Mars. There's just one big problem. That water is actually in Mars, at depths that are too far below the surface for us to access.



					
			

That's according to new analysis of seismic data collected by the  Mars InSight lander, for which huge reservoirs of liquid water are the best explanation. And, although that water is out of reach, it is an important piece of the strange puzzle of the aquatic history of our dry, desiccated, dusty neighbor.
"Understanding the Martian water cycle is critical for understanding the evolution of the...

Scientists Just Found Oceans of Liquid Water on Mars – But There's a Catch

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Asteroids regularly fly by Earth at tremendous rates of speed with little to no consequence. A little over a week ago, a big one flew by at 21,000 mph and was knocked off its orbit by Earth’s gravity, but that’s usually the extent of it and not the norm. Sure, it sounds ominous when a […]
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Massive ‘Colossal God Of Chaos’ Asteroid On Course To Have A Very Close Encounter With Earth

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanets with extremely small orbits around their stars. But what about exoplanets that get close enough to be devoured by their star, and what if it's an Earth-sized exoplanet?. This is what a recent study posted to the arXiv preprint server and accepted to...

Good thing we found this Earth-sized planet now—it's about to be destroyed

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

You’re reading this because something catastrophic terminated the more than 150-million-year reign of the dinosaurs. What opened the doors for mammals to dominate Earth was likely an extraterrestrial object; probably an asteroid. Where that asteroid came from has not been entirely clear. But new research might have gotten a giant step closer to solving this mystery. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, the rogue space rock probably came from far beyond Jupiter, and was likely laced with traces from the stars that existed before the Sun.

Scientists Finally Know Where the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From — At Least They Think

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 There appear to be huge reservoirs under Mars, scientists have said.Evidence suggests that there are vast lakes of liquid water under the surface of the red planet, according to a new study.There could be enough water in the underground reservoirs to create oceans on the surface of Mars, the researchers suggest.Using data from Nasa’s Insight lander, the scientists estimated that the amount of groundwater could cover all of Mars to a depth of between one and two kilometres, or about a mile.But the experts say the reservoir is unlikely to be of much use to anyone trying to tap into it...

Vast reservoirs found on Mars, scientists say

The final point of many space missions is an extremely isolated spot in the South Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft are splashed down and never seen again. Much of the focus on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission has been on a potential delay and whether or not two seats will be left empty for Boeing (BA) Starliner’s stranded crew. When SpaceX’s Dragon returns to Earth in 2025, its unoccupied trunk will be jettisoned into this spacecraft cemetery.

There's a spaceship graveyard deep under the Pacific Ocean

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Scientists examining data from NASA's InSight Lander have revealed the likely presence of an underground reservoir containing enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water.

Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life

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Critical Vote on Deep Sea Mining Could Define Ocean’s Fate for Eons

In Kingston, Jamaica, by secret ballot, an election was held earlier this month. The lands whose governance was at stake are vaster than any nation, and...

Critical Vote on Deep Sea Mining Could Define Ocean’s Fate for Eons

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