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An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

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We reveal the discovery of a new carnivorous bivalve species that was found at greater depths than any other in its genus.

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A man has been dropping cameras to the bottom of the ocean in a bid to discover species that are 'new to science' - and one ...