Earth’s oceans hold some of the least explored places on the planet, shaped over millions of years by tectonic forces that continue to shift the seafloor. Here are seven you should know.

An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

A Chinese deep-sea expedition to the Mariana Trench has uncovered an astonishing array of life forms thriving at depths once thought nearly inhospitable. Fendouzhe, a submersible that can carry three ...

In September 1972, a research vessel called the USNS Hayes discovered the deepest part of the Arctic Ocean and named it after ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point of the ocean, plunging down further than the height ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...

Scientists at China's Beihang University developed a tiny morphable robot to explore the ocean's depths — and it's now taken a dive into the Mariana Trench. The team successfully demonstrated that its ...

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

The Indian Ocean lies between Africa and Australia. Discover everything about the world’s third largest and warmest ocean, ...

For instance, the nutrient-rich Japan Trench, which runs parallel to the east coast of Japan for more than 600km (372 miles), ...