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 ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

Separately, the researchers also developed a soft gripper, which can be attached to a rigid robot. It was tested in the South ...

In one, scientists collected samples using the Fendouzhe submersible and an autonomous rover, covering locations from the Mariana Trench to the Indian Ocean. The team zeroed in on roughly 230 genes in ...

Coral reefs, benthic life, and a huge variety of ocean fish take advantage of ... coastline of their continent. The deepest of them all is the Mariana Trench, off the coast of Japan.

Chinese and New Zealand scientists have successfully concluded a groundbreaking collaborative dive expedition to the Puysegur ...