Deep ocean

A new predator has appeared from the deepest, most gloomless part of the ocean

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A new predator has appeared from the deepest, most gloomless part of the ocean

The Atakam trench, located off the shore of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest ocean regions of our planet and scientists believe that this can be an environmental refuge. A new study describes four centimeters of crustacean predator that survives at a depth of about 8,000 meters – well in what is known … Read more

A curious mutation allows earthly creatures to survive in the abyss

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A curious mutation allows earthly creatures to survive in the abyss

Nevertheless, arranged against them, a diverse life thrives on ocean depths with bone pressure, low-acid, without light and extremely cold temperatures. A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 species of deep sea from an environment extending from the Central Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean and found that all species contain the … Read more