On January 23, 1960, two men, diving in a small deep-sea submersible, reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, a spot about 200 miles southwest of Guam that, at 35,800 feet below the surface of the ...

An isolated pillow outcrop surrounded by sediment found during a 2016 expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration ...

A team of scientists from Southern University of Science and Technology has published a paper highlighting the importance of ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in its various incarnations, has been delivering us valuable data about our world for over two centuries. It closely monitors the ...

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Just as Earth’s land surface has enormous peaks and valleys, the oceanic world has similarly varied topography. Perhaps the most intriguing of these features is the Mariana Trench — a chasm in the ...

The Triton 36000/2 submersible, the DSV Limiting Factor, prepares to plumb the depths of the Mariana Trench. Famed entrepreneur and adventurer Larry Connor is halfway to his goal to be the first ...

CINCINNATI — With only nine months left until he pilots a history making mission to space, real estate investor and philanthropist Larry Connor has another groundbreaking piece of exploration to take ...

A retired naval officer and wealthy investor will begin carrying paying passengers into the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on Earth. The eight-day trip, which includes three ...