While scientists have known that tiny microbes have been prospering in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, a new voyage ...

Their manned descent to the Challenger Deep, about 36,000 feet below the ocean, marked a significant milestone for humanity, per the Department of Defense.

Challenger Deep, the lowest point in the deepest canyon on Earth, lies 35,876 feet below sea level at the southwestern extreme of the Mariana Trench (6.8 miles, or 10.9 kilometers).

Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a manned ...

In the summer of 2024, an expedition ventured to the depths of the ocean, navigating through waters 31,000 feet deep (for ...

Creatures that lurk more than 9000 metres deep in the Pacific Ocean get their nutrients from a surprising source ...

With every 10 meters corresponding to 1 atmosphere of pressure, this places the maximum known pressures in the deep between 1092.4 and 1103.4 atmospheres (110.7–111.8 MPa). Notably, several other deep ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have ...

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of ...

Deep in the ocean, scientists discovered the presence of "dark" oxygen, which is oxygen produced without photosynthesis. Oxygen was previously thought to require light to be produced; the new ...