The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, has long captivated scientists and explorers alike. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, this mysterious underwater canyon reaches depths ...

Can you name a single geologic feature of the deep sea? Take a moment. Think about it. Did you pick the Mariana Trench? Odds are pretty good that you did. It is the deepest point on our planet and one ...

Plastic trash is littering some of the deepest points beneath the Earth's seas, according to a paper released last month by Japanese researchers. As NBC News reported, the scientists cataloged 3,425 ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region ...

The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region around the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific, and is nearly doubling the proposed seabed mining area around ...