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Strange corkscrew burrows and other unexpected structures discovered 4.7 miles deep in the Japan Trench

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X-ray images reveal deep-sea creatures that dig intricate burrows and deep, corkscrew-like tunnels in the Japan Trench .

These creatures thrive 4.7 miles ( 7.5 kilometers ) beneath the Pacific Ocean's surface thanks to regular deliveries of sediment from above.

Researchers have long thought that the ocean's hadal zone, which extends between 3.7 and 6.8 miles ( 6 to 11 km ) beneath waves, is scarcely inhabited.

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