Just as Earth’s land surface has enormous peaks and valleys, the oceanic world has similarly varied topography. Perhaps the most intriguing of these features is the Mariana Trench — a chasm in the ...

In the summer of 2022, renowned oceanographer Dr. Dawn Wright embarked on a historic journey into Challenger Deep, the ...

A Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researcher became one of just a handful of people to visit the deepest part of the ocean following a successful dive in the deep-submergence vehicle Limiting ...

CHALLENGER DEEP, MARIANA TRENCH, SOUTHEAST OF GUAM (WHTM) — The first dive to the deepest part of Earth’s oceans had its start with a record-breaking ascent into Earth’s atmosphere. On May 27, 1931, ...

The first scientific examinations of data recorded during a record-setting expedition have yielded new insights about the diversity of creatures that live and thrive in the cold, dark, and highly ...

Cameron recently piloted the submersible in a successful descent of almost 7 miles (11 km) to the "Challenger Deep," the deepest point in the world's oceans. Cameron's descent was part of the Deepsea ...

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The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface. The marine ecosystem is the largest and most abundant in the world. But most of the ocean is permanently dark and incredibly difficult to observe. As ...

I’m not going to sit here and tell you the Challenger Deep, in the western Pacific Ocean, isn’t the deepest place on Earth. What I am going to tell you is that at the moment, only Poseidon himself can ...