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The Deepest Places on Earth—and What Lives There
Visit Challenger Deep, hadal trenches, deep rock and subglacial lakes to discover how life persists in Earth’s most extreme depths.
Sep 12, 2026 • 12 min readRead the discovery →LATEST
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