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Chemicals seeping from the sea floor sustain an extreme-depth ecosystem

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02380-6

Thriving communities that derive their energy from chemical reactions have been discovered at the bottom of deep trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The presence of these chemosynthetic ecosystems challenges long-standing assumptions about life’s potential at extreme depths and the intricate carbon cycle of the deep ocean.


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