Ask a Scientist … Does Anything Live at the Bottom of the Ocean?
The Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in the ocean, nearly 7 miles below the surface. Could anything live that deep? Oceanographer Dawn Wright talks with film producer Jeffrey Silver about what life forms she saw on her recent dive to the bottom of the ocean.
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