Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said.

Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a manned ...

A recent underwater expedition has revealed a thriving network of creatures at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. These ...

A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and mollusks nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) below sea level in the ...

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

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The Ring of Fire is a 40,000-km horseshoe-shaped belt around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, known for its intense seismic ...

In the deepest trenches, it is void of life, according to scientists. NOAA Ocean Exploration Because of the lack of sunlight, organisms must rely on senses other than sight to get around.

More information: Johanna N. J. Weston et al, A new large predator (Amphipoda, Eusiridae) hidden at hadal depths of the Atacama Trench, Systematics and Biodiversity (2024).

The BBC’s Climate and Science correspondent Georgina Rannard explains why we know so little about what’s going on in the deepest parts of the ocean and some of the discoveries that have been made ...

The area has seven different displays featuring creatures living between volcanoes and ocean trenches. "We have an all-new floor-to-ceiling viewing of our giant Pacific octopus.

In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can make it hard to survive. Scientists ...