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flag Scientists find thriving marine life in Pacific trenches, challenging views on deep-sea ecosystems.

flag Scientists have discovered a thriving network of marine life, including tubeworms and mollusks, in the deepest parts of the northwest Pacific Ocean's trenches, at depths over 31,000 feet (9.5 kilometers). flag These creatures survive in the absence of sunlight and food scarcity by using chemical reactions from carbon trickling down from higher in the ocean. flag This discovery challenges previous assumptions about life's potential at extreme depths and opens new avenues for understanding deep-sea ecosystems.

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