Antarctica is one of the most remote and harsh areas on the planet, which makes it very difficult to study. If a scientist wants somewhere that is even harder to explore, all they need to do is look ...

The bacteria-hunting virus is named vB_HmeY_H4907 and was found 8,900 meters below the surface of the ocean. Reading time 2 minutes In new research this week, scientists say they’ve unearthed a viral ...

Chinese scientists have revealed plans for a new tourist-centered panoramic-view submersible that will take people on an ...

In the inky depths of the Central Pacific Ocean, nearly 2,400 meters below the surface, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea limpet clinging to a sunken log. During a 2023 expedition ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

China-based researchers have reportedly tested a solid rocket engine under simulated pressures of 200 ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

In the deep ocean, where sunlight never reaches, and food drifts down like confetti, survival is less about speed and more ...

Ocean Gate’s Titan, an experimental submersible, imploded at a depth of almost 4,000m in June 2023, killing all five people ...