Mariana snailfish, deep-sea jellyfish, giant amphipods, and translucent sea cucumbers have found a home in this harsh environment amid shaggy bacterial mats.

Scientists Film Deepest Ever Fish Off Japan. They filmed the unknown snailfish species of the genus Pseudoliparis at a depth of 8,336 meters.

Find these modern explorers taking their adventures to new heights and depths. From the deepest dive ever to the fastest ascent of Annapurna, you'll want to keep your eyes set on these men and women.

Discovered in 2014 and formally described in 2017, the Mariana Snailfish holds the distinction of being the deepest-living fish ever documented. This small, translucent creature was found swimming at ...

Discovered in 2014 and formally described in 2017, the Mariana Snailfish holds the distinction of being the deepest-living fish ever documented. This small, translucent creature was found swimming at ...

The creature was an entirely unknown species of snailfish, hosting “broad wing-like fins, an eel-like tail and slowly glided over the bottom”, according to Schmidt Ocean Institute.

With no confirmed sightings of it in over 50 years, the little Mariana fruit bat has been declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s one of 21 species, including birds and ...

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Possible microbes in the Mariana Trench hint at life on Jupiter’s moon. During the 2012 DEEPSEA CHALLENGE expedition to the deepest part of the ocean, scientists spotted fuzzy mats that may be ...

Diving miles beneath the sea, an ROV finds a new type of volcanic vent teeming with life near the Mariana Trench. By Kastalia Medrano. January 17, 2017 ...

Snailfish eggs had been laid on a black coral in underwater mountains of the South Sandwich Trench. Credit: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute. Item 1 of 6. Basket stars.