一年发现 1100 多个新物种，深海仍是地球最大的未知
The ocean covers most of our planet, yet we have explored only a small part of it. Recently, a global project called the Ocean Census set out to change that. In a single year, its teams described more than 1,100 species that no one had ever recorded before. That was a jump of over fifty percent compared with earlier years.
海洋覆盖了地球的大部分，但我们仅探索了其中一小部分。最近，一个名为“海洋普查”的全球项目旨在改变这一现状。在短短一年内，其团队描述了超过1100种此前从未被记录过的物种。与往年相比，这一数字增长了50%以上。
To find these creatures, scientists travelled to some of the most remote places on Earth. They lowered cameras and robots into deep canyons and into cold, dark water far below the surface. There, where almost no sunlight reaches, life turned out to be surprisingly rich. The researchers found strange shrimp-like animals, delicate corals, and tiny creatures shaped in ways no one had expected.
为了发现这些生物，科学家们前往地球上一些最偏远的地方。他们将相机和机器人放入深邃的海底峡谷以及远离海面、寒冷黑暗的水域。在那里，阳光几乎无法到达，生命却出乎意料地丰富。研究人员发现了外形奇特的虾类动物、脆弱的珊瑚，以及一些形态完全出乎人们意料的小生物。
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