The Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest known part of the Earth's oceans, plunging nearly 36,000 ...

Victor Vescovo dove to the depths in all five of the world's oceans as part of his Five Deeps Expedition, including the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.

The discovery of A. luminosa comes at a critical time when deep-sea environments face increasing threats from human activities. Though the Mariana Trench lies within a U.S. National Monument offering ...

Discover the fascinating and enigmatic Mariana Trench with our in-depth guide to the top 10 creatures that call this vast ocean home!

How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...

Evolution just keeps creating the same deep-ocean mutation Creatures at the bottom of the ocean evolve the same mutation — and carry the scars of human pollution ...

The authors note that while they’ve found convergent evolutionary explanations for the deep-sea survival of these species, it’s likely that a variety of other genetic changes additionally aid ...

Deep-Sea Superpowers Meanwhile, other studies peered into the genetic makeup of fish and shrimp-like creatures in the hadal zone. In one, scientists collected samples using the Fendouzhe submersible ...

The Mariana snailfish or hadal snailfish might hold the record for the deepest fish in existence. They are relatively small, ...

In Pacific Rim, our world is under constant threat of whatever emerges from the trench. In the real world, the residents of the Mariana Trench are less dangerous but just as interesting.