The Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean in the world, plunging to depths of around 11,000 metres in the Mariana Trench. Covering more than 63 million square miles, it is also the largest and most ...

Challenger Deep, the Earth's deepest point, lies in the Mariana Trench. Discover its extreme conditions, exploration history, and marine life.

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

The Mariana Trench was first discovered in 1875 during the Challenger expedition, named after the ship HMS Challenger. The explorers used a weighted rope to measure the depth of the trench, and it ...

A beer bottle found in the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep underscores human impact, prompting questions about its survival and highlighting ocean pollution concerns.

The Mariana Trench was first discovered and identified in 1875 during the Challenger expedition, a pioneering oceanographic expedition led by the British Royal Navy. This expedition, which lasted from ...

Walsh and Piccard reached the depth of 35,814 feet in an area called Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Guam – that is a mile deeper than Mount ...

The "Deepsea Challenger," which James Cameron piloted on his record-breaking dive in 2012, is part of a new exhibition at LA's Natural History Museum.

This year marks 150 years since the voyage of HMS Challenger left on its mission of scientific discovery. Museum researchers explain how the groundbreaking expedition is still important for scientists ...

In July, marine geologist Dawn Wright dove on a historic submersible trip to Challenger Deep to reveal Earth's mysteries.

On July 12, oceanographer and geographer Dawn Wright was sealed inside a submersible, traveling to Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Wright and her ...