US EditionA submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean
NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN'S KURIL-KAMCHATKA AND ALEUTIAN TRENCHES, JUL 30 – Chinese scientists found extensive chemosynthesis-based communities of tubeworms and mollusks thriving at depths up to 9,533 meters, challenging previous assumptions about deep ocean life.
- Researchers discovered tubeworms and mollusks thriving at over 31,000 feet deep in the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches of the northwest Pacific Ocean.
- The findings, published in the journal Nature, confirm suspicions about life at extreme ocean depths.
- Julie Huber noted the extensive and diverse communities thriving in areas previously inaccessible.
- Study authors Mengran Du and Vladimir Mordukhovich highlighted how these deep-sea creatures adapt to extreme conditions.
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