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Scientists dive into ‘Midnight Zone’ to study dark ocean

By JAMES BROOKS | February 5, 2020

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — 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...