The world's oceans are big and dark and deep. They cover approximately 70% of the planet’s surface and contain a huge portion of Earth’s biodiversity. If you want to find some of the weirdest ...

While discovering new microbial organisms is interesting, finding larger animals is even more thrilling. Over 25,000 feet ...

What's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and how do we know? How deep does the ocean go? We'll answer these questions and more in this deep dive into the world's oceans. Come on in: The water's ...

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For scientists studying the mysteries of the ocean, few places on Earth hold the level of intrigue that the Mariana Trench does. As the deepest point in all the Earth's oceans, this site has scholars ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point of the ocean, plunging down further than the height ...

BEIJING, 31 March (BelTA - China Daily) - A team of Chinese scientists has developed a miniature 2.7-kilogram deep-sea robot to explore the deepest natural frontier on Earth — the Mariana Trench in ...

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific's basin is uniquely low, which ...

If a ship passes over the deepest part of the ocean but there’s nobody there to hear it, does it still make a sound? It sure does. New audio recordings from the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ...

James Cameron has commissioned a team of engineers to build a manned submersible capable of reaching the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans where only two humans have ...

Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a rainbow of Sharpie colors. Each cup is ...