It appears to be an alien planet. What is the ocean's deepest point? What lives in the Mariana Trench—and what has been discovered recently?

We were amazed at this to-scale map we found on Tumblr depicting the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans. The trench is located in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines.

Take a deep dive into the ocean’s secrets. ExtremeTech reveals its hidden layers and life forms. Discover the depths of our ...

Russian scientists have been drilling it since 1970. It's now deeper than the deepest part of the ocean. The bottom is 356˚F, which is too hot for drills to go any further. In 2012, Exxon ...

This sighting suggests Dumbo octopuses could even live in the hadal zone, which is the deepest part of the ocean. It includes anywhere that is more than 7,000 metres below the surface. It's possible ...

Our special video series looks at some of the more unique shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel, ...

The artwork, created by Singaporean artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu in collaboration with tech company NuStar and NTU Singapore, has been deployed 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) beneath the sea. Singapore has ...

Singapore is now the first country to have an art installation 7,000 metres beneath the ocean. It comprises three metal cubes ...

Ocean depth is divided into zones: littoral, bathyal, abyssal and hadal. The deepest part of the ocean, the hadal zone, is anywhere deeper than six kilometres. What is the average depth of the ocean?