Beyond the abyss: Deep sea creatures build their homes from materials that sink from near the ocean surface
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Evidence from the Challenger Deep -- the deepest surveyed point in the world's oceans -- suggests that tiny single-celled creatures called foraminifera living at extreme depths of more than ten kilometers build their homes using material that sinks down from near the ocean surface.