An offshore canyon that’s twice as deep as the Grand Canyon recently turned up 40 potential new-to-science species when scientists embarked on the first-ever high-tech dive to the region. Using the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remotely operated vehicle, ROV SuBastian , the expedition was livestreamed as it captured alien-looking squids, Barbie-pink lobsters, and a sea star with some serious junk in the trunk , if you know what we mean. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Sounds like quite the adventure, right? Well, it would seem nearly 4 million people agree with you, as the livestream of the Argentinian-led expedition on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) proved to be a smash hit. Anyone for a game of P

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