AT THE bottom of the Mariana trench, the water is chillingly cold and dark, with a pressure so high it can dissolve shells and exoskeletons. It is the ocean’s deepest point, lying almost 11 kilometres ...

A recent deep-sea expedition into the Tonga Trench in the Pacific Ocean led to an astonishing discovery: a massive Pacific ...

We love VR, whether that’s for playing immersive games or getting a stunning new perspective on the world. The trouble, though, is that VR headsets can be expensive, and are traditionally marketed ...

A cheap pair of accessories may transform some of the Earth’s oldest creatures into high-tech, deep sea researchers. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 11, 2024 12:30 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

It is 1976, at the height of the Cold War. You have been tasked with the construction and management of a deep-sea research facility and team deep on the ocean floor. Surviving the Abyss, the debut ...

Prelude -- PART 1. EXPLORE. Here is the deep -- The whale and the worm -- Caught in a jelly web -- In a chemical world -- Highs and lows -- PART 2. DEPEND. Deep matters -- Deep cures -- PART 3.

“Recent advances in analytical software, materials like syntactic foam, and new electronics let our engineering team develop the systems,” says Triton president Patrick Lahey. “We also had a network ...

Humans are a picky species. We are happiest in a near-constant environment and experience severe and often fatal injuries if our core temperature falls below 25 C or if oxygen content of the air drops ...

During a robotic exploration of the the ocean’s abyssopelagic zone, scientists discovered never-before-seen, jet-black eggs attached to a rock. After further study and DNA examination, the team ...

Two new books, Edith Widder’s “Below the Edge of Darkness” and Helen Scales’s “The Brilliant Abyss,” explore the darkest reaches and all that glows there. By Robert Moor In the deep sea, it is always ...