New Deep-Sea Ecosystem Discovered at Record Depths
TL;DR
Scientists have discovered the deepest and most extensive complex ecosystem at 9,000 meters below the sea in the hadal trenches, where life thrives on chemosynthesis using hydrogen sulfide and methane, challenging previous assumptions about the limits of deep-sea ecosystems.
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- "The Deepest And Most Extensive" Complex Ecosystem Known To Exist On Earth Found 9,000 Meters Below The Sea IFLScience
- 'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean yahoo.com
- Flourishing chemosynthetic life at the greatest depths of hadal trenches Nature
- Fields of worms and snowy microbial mats: Deep-sea submersible discovers flourishing ecosystem NBC News
- Scientists discover a whole new type of ecosystem 30,000 feet deep The Washington Post
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