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These landers will scour the deep sea for signs of ‘dark oxygen.’

Scientists announced a new expedition to study the potential origin of ‘dark oxygen’ rising from the abyss, a recent discovery that’s been contested by some other researchers and mining companies seeking to exploit new sources of battery minerals along the seafloor.

A man works on a metal contraption.
New deep-sea landers were designed to withstand 1,200 times the pressure on earth’s surface.
Photo courtesy of the Nippon Foundation funding the new research initiative.
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