An international team of scientists spent three weeks at sea, surveying a largely uncharted area off the coast of New Zealand called the Bounty Trough. Researchers say they have uncovered a trove of 100 new marine species so far, a number that’s expected to rise. The World’s co-hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.
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