The Mystery of Dark Oxygen

https://archive.is/w6xmO

Interesting. The water they speak of is also known as "primary water", which is a controversial term.

So it might be that life started inside rocks (with tiny amounts of water) deep underground and not in the water on the surface.

In case anyone wonders over the low vote count, for me just now, the link only briefly shows the article before swapping it for a paywall.