Equally impressive is the depth at which the Sammy B settled. It lies at a staggering 22,621 feet—or 4.28 miles—below sea ...

A camera has made a mind-blowing discovery at the deepest point of the ocean - the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, ...

Fendouzhe, a submersible that can carry three researchers to nearly 11,000 meters below sea level, collected hundreds of ...

The expedition is the first of five planned this season. It will probe the depths of the Mariana Trench—the deepest oceanic trench on Earth—using remotely operated and autonomous vehicles to ...

While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of oceans, a team of researchers from four ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — ...

Scientists think they may have finally solved the mystery of unexplained noises coming from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The eerie sounds were first heard coming from the Mariana Trench ...

Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust The Mariana Trench is one of the ocean's biggest enigmas, housing untold marine life and geological features within its nearly 7-mile depths. A new ocean expedition ...

How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...