A submersible used to hunt for life in deep-sea trenches. — Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences/AP
An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches.
In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists know that tiny microbes prosper there, but less is known about evidence of larger marine life.
