When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Ariel’s medial grooves could provide important clues about the moon’s internal structure, particularly regarding the presence ...

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

Last year, a study led by planetary scientist Richard Cartwright at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in ...

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point of the ocean, plunging down further than the height of Mount Everest. . | Credit: Philipp Tur/Getty Images Despite advancements in technology and ...

Despite advancements in technology and seabed mapping, a large part of the ocean floor remains unexplored. In fact, more people have been to the moon than to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

A record-breaking dive in the world's deepest trench was marred by the discovery of plastic waste on the seafloor. American diver Victor Vescovo descended nearly seven miles to the deepest part of the ...

Languages: English. Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to investigate "dark oxygen"—a form of oxygen produced in total darkness on the ocean floor. The initiative ...

The order in which they do those and how they prioritize them will depend on how the draft board shakes out, but a draft where they spend every pick bolstering the trenches shouldn’t be out of ...

Dr. Dawn Wright, the first Black person to reach Challenger Deep, found a beer bottle at the Mariana Trench's deepest point. Her discovery highlights the severity of ocean pollution, emphasizing ...