Thousands of never-before-seen microbe species have been found in the deepest point of the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench. These strange microorganisms are like nothing we see on the surface, ...

Learn how researchers discovered a new superfamily living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

In a new study published in Science Advances, oceans researchers say that just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The findings highlight the potential for a lack of understanding ...

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...

Scientists discovered 24 new deep-sea species, including one from a completely new branch of life in the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific's basin is uniquely low, which ...

A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and mollusks nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) below sea level in the Mariana Trench, the deepest colony of creatures ever observed, a study ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

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 ...

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