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Description: A thriving ecosystem has been discovered in the last few decades in a region which was previously deemed empty. Neil and Sam talk about the strange creatures of the Deep Sea, and teach you related vocabulary. This week's question Do you know how much of the Earth’s surface is ocean? a) 50 percent b) 60 percent c) 70 percent Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary like finding a needle in a haystack something that is impossible or very difficult to find because the area you have to search is so large thin on the ground there are very few of something abundant there is more than enough of something scratch the surface find out (or do) a small amount about something, but not enough to fully understand (or deal with) it vast extremely large; huge hard to get your head around difficult to fully understand or comprehend [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the transcript and audio on our website: bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220421 More 6 Minute English episodes: Rhetoric: How persuasive are you? youtu.be/K-Nps59NeBA Britain's love affair with coffee youtu.be/fJoCs5Z_QvE Pessimism vs Optimism youtu.be/mv3Fx8-O9co Do our pets care about us? youtu.be/aq1snwtQUQ4 Sleepy in South Korea youtu.be/NODkUzmamP8 Personalised diets youtu.be/dJZ9CSbGueU #learnenglish #deepsea #marinebiology