The world's oceans are big and dark and deep. They cover approximately 70% of the planet’s surface and contain a huge portion of Earth’s biodiversity. If you want to find some of the weirdest ...

The Mariana Trench has long captured the public's imagination. Here are some facts about one of the Earth's great wonders. Q. What is the Mariana Trench? The trench is the deepest place on Earth, ...

In a groundbreaking scientific expedition, researchers have identified over 7,000 new microbial species thriving in the depths of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the world’s oceans. This ...

Challenger Deep is the deepest part of all the oceans on Earth. Animals that live there have to deal with the most hostile living conditions and pressures. Click through our slideshow to meet the ...

The project explores how life adapts to extreme environments—and hopes to inspire new drugs or even treatments to aid space travel. We’ve only scratched the surface of what thrives in the deepest ...

There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. Getting bitten by this beast would feel like being crushed by three African elephants stacked on top of each ...