Deep-Sea Fish Share a Wild Survival Hack

Turns out, deep-sea fish—like the ones chilling nearly 25,000 feet down—have all evolved the same gene mutation to survive insane pressure. Scientists found that these fish, from ancient survivors to new arrivals, independently picked up a tweak in their DNA (the rtf1 gene) that helps them handle the crushing depths. Even crazier? These fish are still getting hit by human pollution, with toxic chemicals showing up in their bodies, even in the ocean’s most remote trenches. Nature is wild—and so are we, apparently. #DeepSea #ScienceNews #Evolution #OceanLife #Pollution #Science