{"id":46149,"date":"2025-08-05T03:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/46149\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T03:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:45:14","slug":"expedition-films-strange-sea-creatures-for-first-time-in-deep-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/46149\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedition films strange sea creatures for first time in deep ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new study has revealed a surprisingly rich\u00a0array\u00a0of life in some of the world’s deepest ocean trenches.<\/p>\n

Researchers exploring the Kuril\u2013Kamchatka Trench and the western Aleutian Trench in the northwestern Pacific Ocean found thriving communities of organisms, such as tube worms, clams and crustaceans.<\/p>\n

The work \u2013 led by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, and published in the journal\u00a0Nature<\/a> \u2013 shows that life can flourish even in the harshest environments on Earth<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Footage showing communities of deep-sea organisms in the Kuril\u2013Kamchatka Trench and the western Aleutian Trench in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Credit: Peng, X., Du, M., Gebruk, A.\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deep dive<\/p>\n

Using the human-occupied\u00a0submersible\u00a0Fendouzhe, the team\u00a0explored\u00a0an area spanning 2,500km, reaching depths between 5,800m to 9,533m.<\/p>\n

Here, they observed communities of life clustered around chemical seeps on the ocean floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These seeps release substances such as hydrogen and methane, which certain microbes<\/a> convert to energy \u2013 a process known as chemosynthesis.<\/p>\n

Until now, it was thought that life in the hadal\u00a0zone\u00a0(depths below 6,000 metres)\u00a0was sparse, limited by intense pressure, near-freezing temperatures and a lack of sunlight. But the discovery of such active chemosynthetic communities challenges that assumption, say the researchers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"RepresentativeImages of life seen at the bottom of the trenches. Credit: Peng, X., Du, M., Gebruk, A.\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many of the species found during the expedition have never been seen before. The team is now working to classify these new organisms and understand how they\u2019ve adapted to such extreme conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chemosynthetic bacteria are likely playing a crucial role, say the researchers, forming the base of the food web and supporting more complex life forms.<\/p>\n

The research also suggests that these deep ecosystems could be more widespread than previously thought, possibly existing in trenches across the globe.<\/p>\n

Image (including top image) and video credit: Peng, X., Du, M., Gebruk, A.\u00a0et al.\u00a0Flourishing chemosynthetic life at the greatest depths of hadal trenches<\/a>.\u00a0Nature\u00a0(2025).<\/p>\n

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