It appears to be an alien planet. What is the ocean's deepest point? What lives in the Mariana Trench—and what has been discovered recently?

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme environment-particularly in ...

Pseudoliparis swirei (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae), hadal snailfish from the Mariana Trench. Gerringer M. E., Linley T. D., Jamieson A. J., Goetze E., Drazen J. C., CC ...

The project explores how life adapts to extreme environments—and hopes to inspire new drugs or even treatments to aid space travel. We’ve only scratched the surface of what thrives in the deepest ...