A camera has made a mind-blowing discovery at the deepest point of the ocean - the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana ...

How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...

These synthetic materials have now become part of both the life and carbon cycles, from the surface to the deepest parts of ...

The Ocean Exploration Trust's (OET) research vessel Nautilus has departed on its first expedition of 2025 to study underwater ...

A multinational team of scientists aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus will set sail Monday for a 22-day mission to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From the top of Mount Everest (29,029 feet) to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is only 12.3 miles.

Microplastics are so pervasive they have even been discovered in the deepest known part of the ocean: the Mariana Trench. While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface ...