A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

As one of the most extreme environments on Earth, the Mariana Trench is a place where pressure is more than 1,000 times greater than at sea level, and light does not penetrate.

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

An American explorer finds plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.

Getting to the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, has captured humanity's imagination for decades — even more so in recent weeks, with news that director James Cameron is on the verge ...

Mariana Trench expedition discovers new lifeforms flourishing in deep-sea environment by Justin Jackson, Phys.org Editors' notes ...

Victor Vescovo will be the fourth person to go down to the deepest point of the Earth when he takes his submarine down to the Mariana Trench.

Getting to the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, has captured humanity's imagination for decades — even more so in recent weeks, with news that director James Cameron is on the verge ...

The Mariana Trench was first discovered and identified in 1875 during the Challenger expedition, a pioneering oceanographic expedition led by the British Royal Navy. This expedition, which lasted from ...

The Mariana Trench is one of the ocean's biggest enigmas, housing untold marine life and geological features within its nearly 7-mile depths. A new ocean expedition aims to unfold some of those ...