We see a boat on the water and a deep ocean trench below it. The deepest depths of the sea are found in the crescent-shaped Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean. But what is the ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest and probably the most enigmatic place on Earth. Whatever that means. Bizarre creatures, ...

An isolated pillow outcrop surrounded by sediment found during a 2016 expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration ...

Wealthy explorer Victor Vescovo is set to take passengers to the Challenger Deep beginning in May. Vescovo has caused a deep sea rift with fellow explorer James Cameron over his claims. Passengers ...

Scientists have filmed a species of fish 8,336 meters (27,350 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The fish, a type ...

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(CNN) — 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 Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth, void of light with the pressure of 48 jumbo jets. You'll still find crustaceans, translucent snailfish, and sea cucumbers in it. The most surprising ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the deepest part of the ocean — to the “snuff-colored ooze” at the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: Dr. Don Walsh, CAPT, USN (ret) smiles at the event. The Navy honors history-making undersea adventurer and scientist, Dr. Don Walsh, CAPT, USN (ret) at a 50th anniversary ...