A “lost world” of sea creatures was discovered near Antarctica, British scientists announced Wednesday.
Scientists doing their first exploring of deep-sea vents in the Antarctic said it was unlike anything found around other hydrothermal vents — a world populated by new species of anemones, predatory sea stars and piles of hairy-chested yeti crabs.
It was “almost like a sight from another planet,” said expedition leader Alex Rogers, a professor of zoology at Oxford University.
