Research team discovers more than 50 potentially new deep-sea species in one of the most unexplored areas of the planet phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An underwater expedition off the coast of Chile has discovered 160 species not known to live in the region, at least 50 of which are new to science. The information will inform marine protection strategies for important regions in international waters.
The Marvelous Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific nautil.us - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nautil.us Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
During a research expedition off the coast of Chile, Erin Easton says her colleagues were constantly calling her over to show her some amazing new sea creature they'd just discovered.
On slopes of underwater mountains startlingly pink, grumpy-faced fish walk on fin-hands, and fiery red squid flee with alarms of ink clouds over sponge gardens and forests of deep-sea corals.