However, off the coast of northern Chile, the trench plunges to almost 25,246 ft (8,000 m) below the surface—well within the deepest part of the ocean, known as the Hadal zone.

Scientists are still investigating the potential dangers. Researchers make stunning discovery in deepest ocean trench on ...

The group studied the hadal zone—the deepest part of the ocean—at about 4.66 miles (7.5 kilometers) beneath the surface. Even there, life finds a way. The team’s research was published today ...

The deepest part of the ocean lies in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, where the ocean floor lies almost 11,000 meters below sea level — a height that is taller than Mount Everest.

As the deepest part of the ocean, it’s about as close to the underworld as you can get in real life – it’s dark, cold, and full of freaky-looking deep-sea beasties with strange adaptations ...

Deep-sea anglerfish near ocean's surface. David Jara Boguna/Condrik Tenerife via Storyful. As Oceanographic reports, past sightings of the fish have included images taken via submarine or pictures ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the deep ocean. Things like coral, anemones, and fungi are attached to the ...

However, off the coast of northern Chile, the trench plunges to almost 25,246 ft (8,000 m) below the surface—well within the deepest part of the ocean, known as the Hadal zone.