A key tool for this exploration is the deep submergence vehicle Alvin, the world's longest-operating and most productive human-occupied deep-sea submersible, with more than 5,000 dives completed ...

Miles below the surface of the ocean, it’s pitch-black, cold and empty. Only the highly adapted and most unique creatures on Earth can survive there, and even then, much of their lives are a mystery.

Briefcase-size miniature robot turns extreme pressure into propulsion to traverse Mariana Trench, paving way for future ...

By Rachel Feltman In October 1968, the deep-sea submersible Alvin was preparing for a routine dive off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Then a crucial cable snapped. Luckily, the hatch was still ...

A research team led by Sam Purkis, a professor and chair of the Department of Marine Geosciences at the University of Miami, used remotely operated submersibles and deep-sea probes to explore the ...

There are spectacular deep-sea nudibranchs as well ... This new species from very deep water off the Aleutian islands was sampled by the famous submersible Alvin in 2024. Vestimentifera were ...

India’s first crewed deep-sea submersible, Matsya 6000, successfully completed wet tests in the Bay of Bengal earlier this month, marking a critical step toward its 2026 mission into one of ...

the venerable manned research submersible responsible for Japan’s deep-sea exploration for more than 30 years. The design life of the Shinkai 6500 is nearing an end, and the technology to build ...