Progresses made by diplomatic efforts in the field of science can only be hindered if the country does not work to improve ...

How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...

As scientists reveal we have only explored 0.001 per cent of the deep ocean, an interactive graphic shows what is lurking ...

This includes the hadal zone – the deepest part of the sea – found within oceanic trenches at depths greater than 6,000 meters (about 19,700 feet). Here, levels of hydrostatic pressure are ...

Creatures in the hadal zone of the Kermadec Trench, New Zealand.

From the crushing pressures of the hadal zone to the twilight depths of the mesopelagic, these animals have evolved remarkable adaptations to survive in extreme environments. Their strange appearances ...

These include the sunlight zone (epipelagic), the twilight zone (mesopelagic), the midnight zone (bathypelagic), the abyssal zone (abyssopelagic), and the hadal zone (trenches) ...