Deep in the Arctic Circle, in Russia, lies the deepest hole ever dug which was once called 'the entrance to hell'. The Kola ...

The Mariana Trench, one of Earth's final frontiers, is a place of many ocean mysteries that even scientists don't know the answers to yet. The area is notoriously difficult for humans to explore. It's ...

In the world's deepest undersea chasm, more than 6.7 miles from the Pacific Ocean's surface, Dawn Wright embarked on a mission in a never-before-seen area of the Challenger Deep. But she soon ...

HONOLULU (AP) – “Titanic” director James Cameron dove to the Earth’s deepest point in a specially designed submarine, the National Geographic Society said, making him the first man to travel alone to ...

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our target was an east-to-west transect starting near Guam, over the Challenger ...

The bottom of the Calypso Deep, a 5,112-metre deep depression in the Ionian Sea, contains one of the highest concentrations of marine debris in the deep ocean: it is yet another testimony to the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The highest point on Earth's surface is the top of Mount Everest, which towers more than 29,000 ...