In September 1972, a research vessel called the USNS Hayes discovered the deepest part of the Arctic Ocean and named it after ...

The Pacific Ocean is both the largest and the deepest ocean on Earth. Know why the Pacific Ocean is called the Silent Ocean, ...

Earth’s oceans hold some of the least explored places on the planet, shaped over millions of years by tectonic forces that ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

While it is well documented that global warming is heating the world's oceans, there is now further evidence that even the deep waters are being affected.

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific's basin is uniquely low, which ...

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight ...