The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor WIREDResearchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy CBC.caDeep-sea mining of rare metals on ocean floor produces ‘dark oxygen,’ new study finds ABC NewsScientists may have discovered ‘dark oxygen’ being created without photosynthesis NPR‘Dark Oxygen’ Discovered Coming from Mineral Deposits on Deep Seafloor Scientific American