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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

Mysterious ‘skin-like’ golden orb found on ocean floor off Alaska coast

A mysterious golden orb that may be an egg laid by an unknown sea creature has been discovered on the ocean floor off the Pacific coast of Alaska.

The smooth object with an intriguing hole at the centre was found at a depth of about two miles by a remote-controlled submarine explorer.

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