Expedition Deep Ocean tells the inside story of explorer Victor Vescovo’s quest to become the first person to reach the bottom of all five of the world’s oceans. Technological innovations ...

The average depth of the ocean floor is 12,080.7 feet (3,682.2 m). The “deep sea” is said to begin at a depth of 5,900 feet (1,800 m). Below that depth, no sunlight penetrates the water and ...

As a new wave of explorers reach the deepest part of the ocean, researchers too are realising the scientific potential that lies at the bottom of the sea, writes science reporter Rebecca Morelle ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Blue carbon is stored in mangroves, seagrass and sediments. Discussions at the UN Ocean Decade conference reiterate the importance of preserving existing sea floor habitats, before it’s too late.

Far more life exists in the ocean depths than Forbes expected, but he was correct to say that, as extreme depth increases, its scope is limited and, as studies of the bottom of the Mariana Trench ...

How nodules stay on top at the bottom of the sea Date: January 13, 2020 Source: Geological Society of America Summary: Rare metallic elements found in clumps on the deep-ocean floor mysteriously ...

Red on top, with a silvery bottom and three fans mounted at the rear, it could have been mistaken for a child’s backyard spaceship. Shank had no illusion that it was capable of hadal exploration.

As a new wave of explorers reach the deepest part of the ocean, researchers too are realising the scientific potential that lies at the bottom of the sea, writes science reporter Rebecca Morelle ...