OtterA to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoScientists Discover 'Dark Oxygen' on the Ocean Floor Generated—Surprisingly—by Lumps of Metalwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11cross-posted to: til
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkScientists Discover 'Dark Oxygen' on the Ocean Floor Generated—Surprisingly—by Lumps of Metalwww.smithsonianmag.comOtterA to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: til
minus-squareKaput@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoHopefully we find out how much oxygen is generated by this process before deep sea mining is on full swing.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI would be shocked if the broad international community permitted anything before we got to the bottom of this. Going by their measurements, it’s very significant, at least for the deep sea. Covered sediment reached surface-like levels of oxygenation.
Hopefully we find out how much oxygen is generated by this process before deep sea mining is on full swing.
I would be shocked if the broad international community permitted anything before we got to the bottom of this.
Going by their measurements, it’s very significant, at least for the deep sea. Covered sediment reached surface-like levels of oxygenation.