“Societies” of the intense strange life that were first seen in the depths of the ocean

A family of heroos, the mats of ice -like bacteria and tube worms – these are just examples of an exotic and extremist life that has noticed a journey to the deepest parts of the ocean, photographing and photographing the ocean.

Dive into a human surrounded in the ocean trenches in the northwest of the Pacific Ocean, the Chinese Research Team took pictures of life in depths of more than 9 kilometers (5.6 miles).

The deepest marine life that was filmed before this campaign was 8336 meters – a pillow that was filmed as it swims in a trench in the vicinity of the depths off the coast of Japan in 2023.

These new notes It was published in the Journal of Nature.

Although it was accepted among marine scientists that there will be life in these depths, the scientists in this task say that the abundance of animals that they saw from their windows is “amazing”.

The scientific campaign covered more than 2500 km – exploration of trenches in depths ranging from 5800 to 9533 meters.

The researchers traveled in a submersible vehicle called Fendouzhe, which can work at depths of more than 10 kilometers for several hours at a time.

The team, led by researchers from the Institute of the China Academy of Sciences and Engineering, discovered what they describe as “prosperous societies” of creatures.

“It is exciting – especially for the deep sea world – to a place that humans have not explored,” said Dr. Xiaong Bing. “It is a great opportunity to discover new things. What we saw was very amazing.”

Scientists photographed and photographed what looked like the fields of marine life – which are dominated by different types of tube worm and mollusks. These animals live in the field dark and under wide pressure.

With no sunlight, life in these depths feeds chemicals that leak from the ocean floor. Hydrogen sulfide and methane leak from errors – or cracks – in the Earth’s crust.

Scientists say they have recorded the species that have not been unprecedented before. In future studies, they hope to know how to convert the bodies of these “chemical” creatures or creatures that chemicals fed into energy.

“They must [also] Dr. Megran de also added, a trick to adapt to life in very high pressure, as well as from the Institute of Science and Engineering in China. “This is another question that we need to answer.”

The results challenge “long -term assumptions” about the potential of life in such depths and severe pressure. They also suggest that these societies of animals, instead of extreme scarcity, are actually spread.

Professor Andrew Swetman, a great scientist from the Scottish Society for Maritime Sciences, told BBC News that the discovery showed that “the complete ecosystems led by methane may exist in the deepest parts of the ocean.”

How did he feel, for the world, to descend to such extremist black depths?

“Some people may find it scary, but I always encourage my students – look through the window on the sea floor,” she said. “It will be an inspiration.”