Animals & Nature
Seawater tells scientists who lives near Crozet
UNESCO said on October 23, 2026, that a team began collecting seawater around the Crozet Islands to learn what lives there.
On October 23, 2026, UNESCO shared news from the far south. A team started to collect seawater around the Crozet Islands in October. They are French islands in the cold southern Indian Ocean.
Sea animals and plants leave tiny traces in the water. These traces come from skin, slime and even poo. The traces carry DNA, a code inside every living thing. Scientists read this code to learn what lives nearby. They do not need to catch a single animal!
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tracenoun
A very small sign or piece of something that shows it was there.
Sea animals and plants leave tiny traces in the water.