New research proves that oxygen is not only generated through photosynthetic organisms, but in a new study, experts found that at the depths of the Pacific Ocean, almost 13,000 feet below sea level, a strange object (mineral) that looks like a potato in shape can also produce oxygen in the darkness of the sea. This new finding is challenging our current theories about the origins of aerobic life on Earth.

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This new research is shocking for us, and it is hard to believe. This potato shaped object can also produce as much electricity as an AA battery, along with oxygen.

As we know, 4 km deep inside the Pacific Ocean, where sunlight does not reach, the researchers found a mineral called polymetallic nodules. This mineral is responsible for producing oxygen in the dark for the first time. These nodules are also called rock batteries and contain copper and other metals that can be used in the manufacturing of batteries, cell phones, solar panels, and wind turbines.

A scientist from the Scottish Association for Marine Science named Andrew Sweetman says that we were trying to measure the oxygen rate at the depth of the sea. For this, we collected some samples from the depths of the sea, and we were amazed to find that the level of oxygen increased spontaneously. Researchers were surprised to find that oxygen is generated in the depths and darkness of the sea.

It was so surprising for the researchers they initially thought that their equipment was malfunctioning under the sea, so they collected some samples of nodules and went back to the ship. On the ship, they again analyzed these nodules and found the same result.

Andrew Sweetman further says that oxygen is essential for life on earth, and we think that the oxygen on earth was supplied only through photosynthetic organisms, but this new research eliminates our old theories.