I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

Scientists discovered the 1-foot-long animal while aboard a submersible several miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. Take a look.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth, and we're still in the dark about much of the life that calls it home. Here are just a few of the trench's eye-popping residents.

The deepest parts of the ocean remain one of the most mysterious frontiers on Earth, hiding creatures that defy expectations. In a recent discovery, scientists have ... Continue Reading → ...

The Kermadec Trench sits off the eastern ... Polynesian islands of the South Pacific Ocean. Researchers suggested follow-up surveys both for deep-sea sea cucumbers specifically and for exploring ...