A team of scientists is preparing to dive deep into the depths of the Indian Ocean into a “Midnight Zone” where light barely reaches, but life still thrives.
Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climate change in the unexplored area.
Working with the Seychelles and Maldives governments, the five-week expedition is targeting seamounts, those vast underwater mountains that rise thousands of feet from the sea floor.
To explore such inhospitable depths, Nekton scientists will board one of the world's most advanced submersibles, called “Limiting Factor."
