Researchers aboard the H. M. S. Challenger discovered over 4000 new species of marine life. true or false

True The Challenger Expedition, between 1872 and 1876, using Challenger from the Royal Navy and in 1872, modified the ship for scientific work, equipping her with separate laboratories for natural history and chemistry. It traveled over 70.000 nautical miles (130.000 km) exploring the seas, being a base for future oceanography. In this travel, they discovered and catalogued over 4.000 previously unknown species.