Do deep-sea nodules produce oxygen in the dark? Experts debate new findings – The Times of India

Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal urchin (AFP) A debate has erupted within the scientific community over whether the so-called “dark oxygen” can be made without sunlight, by lumpy metallic formations in the ocean’s darkest depths.In a research, published in Nature Geoscience last July, scientists had suggested that these nodules, comparable to potatoes in size, could…

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Deep Ocean mission ‘Samudrayaan’ gets Rs 600cr budget boost | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 600 crore for the Samudrayaan project, under which scientists will be sent to the depths of the ocean in a specially-designed submersible to explore the ocean floor, including the country’s continental shelf and exclusive economic…

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