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Researchers have confirmed that polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean produce oxygen without sunlight or photosynthesis, a process dubbed 'dark oxygen.' This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Sampling the seabed of a mountainous ridge 13,000 feet below the ...

But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will deploy two oblong neon submersibles as the project’s ...

Reporter The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval for seabed mining critical minerals found in the deep sea. The move has faced international ...