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Fresh reporting on a deep-ocean survey near Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands shows how 22 remote seamounts are helping scientists read one of the Indian Ocean’s richest hidden ecosystems. With 1,059 taxonomic groups logged, 149 species new to science, and shark teeth spanning millions of years, the story feels less like a list of odd creatures and more like a map of how life travels in the deep.
Scientists have mapped a vast whale graveyard in the Diamantina Zone of the southeastern Indian Ocean, where ancient bones and active whale falls are supporting deep-sea life almost 7 kilometres down. The discovery is giving researchers a rare, beautifully specific look at biodiversity, carbon storage, and whale history across 5.3 million years.
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