The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific's basin is uniquely low, which ...

While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

From the deep ocean floor to vast underground caverns beneath our feet, these places challenge our understanding of the world ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

However, The New York Times reported that researchers in collaboration with three universities and an oceanic research ...

Scientists have identified the bumpy snailfish and two other new deep-sea species, discovered during MBARI dives in Monterey ...

In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists know that tiny microbes prosper there, but less is known about evidence of ...

Scientists have uncovered a shocking secret beneath Antarctica — 332 massive underwater canyons, five times more than previously known. Some plunge as deep as 13,000 feet, carved over millions of ...