The MEER expedition found 7,000 kinds of microbes in Mariana Trench. Shockingly, 90% of them were completely unknown to science.

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

The Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest known part of the Earth's oceans, plunging nearly 36,000 ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench. Operationalizing this technology for the first time ...

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From extinct birds to deep-sea dives, top directors including Peter Jackson and James Cameron pursue wildly unexpected ...

Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to image previously unexplored, ultra-deep waters near the abyss of the ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

“It’s a paradox. The deep sea is highly connected, but also incredibly fragile,” said Dr. O’Hara. “Understanding how life is distributed and moves through this vast environment is essential if we want ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with a sudden wave of volcanic sediment, leaving them suffocated.

A sea creature was spotted with a “deep gash” off the coast of Alaska, and now rangers are looking for answers. On June 27, Janet Neilson, a biologist with the Glacier Bay National Park and ...

Trawlers off southern India caught a deep-sea creature with a regrown tail later identified by scientists as a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Hundreds of feet down in the ...