Scientists are exploring the deep ocean to understand how oxygen can be produced there without sunlight.
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Deep ocean trenches are home to extraordinary biodiversity waiting to be discovered.
The Mariana snailfish lives nearly 27,000 feet underwater, but has features that help it adapt to intense water pressure and cold. Physiological limits may prevent fish from surviving in deeper water.
From time-shifting earthquakes to bizarre creatures, the crushing depths of the hadal zone are another world.
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Founding Professor of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research centre, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor, State University of New York, College at Geneseo
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Deep-Sea Ecologist, Newcastle University, Newcastle University
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Professor of Seafloor Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Scottish Association for Marine Science