New Microscopic Organisms Found in Deep Sea Trench Baffle Chile Scientists

Chilean scientist Oswaldo Ulloa (C) celebrates after descending 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chile, in January 2022. Matias PIZARRO CALADAN OCEANIC - IMO/AFP

When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area where no human had ever been, his team discovered microscopic organisms that generated more questions than answers.

The January submarine expedition dove into the Atacama Trench, created by the meeting of two tectonic plates in the eastern Pacific Ocean, AFP said.