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The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, has long captivated scientists and explorers alike. Located in ...
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Why is the Pacific Ocean so big?
The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so ...
Journey to the bottom of the ocean. Near Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench is a curving chasm at the tectonic seam where the mammoth Pacific plate dives underneath the smaller ...
The final management plan and environmental assessment for the Mariana Trench National Monument was released this month. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanis and Atmospheric ...
The Deep Ocean Microbiomes and Ecosystems, or DOME, program, an important initiative of the United Nations Decade of Ocean ...
Located in the far reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Labrador Peninsula, Torngat Mountains National Park is one of ...
Diving miles beneath the sea, an ROV finds a new type of volcanic vent teeming with life near the Mariana Trench. ... (Also see "Weird Animal World Discovered in Deepest Pacific Ocean Vents.") ...
The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into the most mysterious parts of our watery world.
Although its rapacious great white shark appears only briefly on screen, Spielberg masterfully builds suspense through the interplay between what’s seen above the surface and what lurks below. Scenes ...
For Lam, the Pacific Ocean is one of a kind, she said, noting its size, geological history and geological complexity. "The Pacific is the most amazing ocean basin of all." Mariana Trench quiz ...
Ocean Decade endorsement for Chinese-led initiative ‘reflects’ increasing leadership role in specialised marine field.