Learn more about the Hadal Trenches and the types of life that thrive in the deep.

The deepest part of any of the world’s oceans, known as Challenger Deep, is a portion of the Mariana Trench that goes down to ...

New research shows that marine heat waves can reshape ocean food webs, which in turn can slow the transport of carbon to the ...

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

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An enormous but poorly understood region of the global ocean—referred to as the abyssal benthic boundary layer—lies a few ...

Snailfish living in deep-sea trenches in the Pacific and Indian oceans may have wider geographic distributions than ...

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 ...

Marine biologists identified a new deep-sea coral species, Iridogorgia chewbacca. This coral was found near Molokaʻi and the ...

The benthic boundary layer is a crucial, interconnected part of the deep-sea ecosystem, serving as a home for unique animals ...

A scientific instrument that collapsed in the deep sea allowed scientists to make one of the most precise calculations yet for the abyss known as Challenger Deep. A map of the Mariana Trench shows the ...