An upgraded Alvin puts new ocean depths within reach
The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...
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Mesmerizing animation illustrates how deep the Earth’s oceans are
So deep that picturing the ocean’s depth in your mind’s eye is somewhat tricky, which is why one YouTuber made an animation to showcase it. The animation was shared on YouTube over a year ago ...
They descend to a depth of 1,054 meters in the Caribbean and a dark shadow leaves scientists stunned
Using deep-sea baited remote underwater systems (dBRUVS), the scientists lowered a camera to a depth of 1,054 meters (nearly 3,500 feet), with a view to studying the marine biodiversity in this remote ...
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Hard Rock Geology above the Challenger Deep
I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...
Famous Alvin Submersible Upgraded to Dive More Than 20,000 Feet Under the Sea
The veteran HOV can now officially dive deeper into the sea, broadening the horizons of scientific discoveries under the ...
International Scientists Unlock the Mysteries of a Deep-Sea Arctic Volcano
One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...
Rare Pacific Sleeper Shark Spotted In Southern Hemisphere
A research expedition in the Tonga Trench filmed a Pacific sleeper shark, a slow-moving, opportunistic predator rarely seen ...