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  "path": "/news/26032026/scientists-discover-new-deep-sea-creatures/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T18:06:48.000Z",
  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
  "tags": [
    "Science",
    "deep sea mining",
    "marine biology",
    "marine ecosystems",
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    "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration",
    "National Oceanography Centre",
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  "textContent": "Beneath the neon lights of a laser-scanning microscope, newly classified species glow in vivid greens and oranges—a far cry from the pitch-black abyss of their natural ocean floor. Researchers have identified 24 new deep-sea creatures and a whole new evolutionary branch in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a wide swath of ocean between Hawaii and […]",
  "title": "Scientists Discover a New Branch of Life in the Deep Sea"
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