WOODS HOLE, Mass. — A team of marine biologists has successfully recreated the conditions of the deep sea in a laboratory tank, and has asked its funders for additional money to turn it off.
The 12,000-gallon vessel reproduces the pressure, temperature, darkness and near-total silence of the abyssal zone, which the researchers say has made the lab “a difficult place to spend a Tuesday.”
“Scientifically, it is a triumph,” said Dr. Ilse Berg. “Personally, I have started taking the stairs to avoid walking past it.”
The team’s grant runs through 2028. They have requested $40,000 to install a light switch and a small radio.
