Amazing life at the bottom of the sea

It is great to read any article detailing new discovers of water based life. Especially reports of life under tons of water in pitch darkness with their primary energy source being geothermal (unlike the 99.9% of life on earth which relies on the sun in some way).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/science-environment-16267625

This article details some amazing discovers about species in the Indian ocean which look related to pacific sea life. This raises questions about how the species got their. Geothermal vents have relatively short lifespans in comparison to islands for example. This short life makes any life existing on then incredible enough. But for life from the other side of the world to have established itself is pretty special.

I hope they continue to explore these deep sea opportunities and make even more amazing discoveries!

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