Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.
Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed ...
A groundbreaking study has revealed the presence of thousands of previously unknown microbes thriving in the hadal zone, the ...
Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and ...
The ocean is Earth’s last great mystery, a vast, uncharted world teeming with lifeforms we have yet to encounter. And now, scientists have uncovered a new ... Continue Reading → ...
Relying on China's self-developed human occupied vehicle (HOV) Fendouzhe, Chinese scientists have completed an exploration of ...
Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.
The first phase of the MEER research was a joint effort of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Institute of Deep-sea Science ...
Researchers have uncovered over 7,500 new microbial species in the hadal zone, highlighting the extreme environmental adaptations of these organisms. The study suggests diverse microbial ...
other studies peered into the genetic makeup of fish and shrimp-like creatures in the hadal zone. In one, scientists collected samples using the Fendouzhe submersible and an autonomous rover, covering ...