The Mariana Trench is the deepest known place on Earth, a massive underwater scar descending nearly 11 kilometers into freezing darkness and crushing pressure beyond human survival . As sunlight ...

I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on Earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

All of Earth's deepest ocean trenches are located in the Pacific Ocean, a result of intense tectonic plate subduction. These ...

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor. Half of Earth's oceans are ...

Mother Ocean Day is Saturday, May 9, so here’s a few facts about our waters. About 71% of the Earth’s surface is ...

New initiative identifies 10,000 target locations to create the first representative visual record of the deep sea. (Saunderstown, RI — April 1, 2026) Ocean Discovery League (ODL) announces the launch ...