5 trends tracked about this subject — the full history, oldest to newest below.
A record-breaking gold deposit has been identified deep beneath the seafloor off the coast of Japan, concealed within mineral deposits.
Small-scale turbulence deep within the ocean interior is emerging as a critical factor in climate prediction and environmental modeling.
Humans have explored less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor—despite 70 years of dives.
Researchers have identified 180-million-year-old fossilized microbes located deep beneath the surface of the sea in Morocco.
Rare, deep-sea goblin sharks have been captured on video in their natural habitat for the first time in history.