But it’s the Pacific Ocean that boasts the deepest waters on Planet Earth. About 125 miles east of the Mariana Islands—a U.S. territory north of Guam—lies the deepest place known to man.

Industrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for now, after the international group that governs the sea floor could not come to an agreement on a mining code for the ocean bed.

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump.

Take a deep dive into the ocean’s secrets. ExtremeTech reveals its hidden layers and life forms. Discover the depths of our planet today.

Challenger Deep is in the Pacific Ocean inside of the Marina Trench. It's just shy of 11,000 meters, or 6.7 miles, below the ocean surface. In July 2022, Wright and pilot and ocean explorer Victor ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Activists from Greenpeace International have boarded a ship that is conducting deep sea mining research in the Pacific Ocean, vowing to occupy the vessel until it abandons the expedition. It’s ...

Once a moratorium is in place, countries then can take time to assess whether we really need to mine the deep ocean at all. Diva Amon, a marine biologist, is the director of SpeSeas, ...

Deep below the surface waters of the ocean lives a mysterious world filled with alien-like creatures. Floating around this dark and eerie place are fascinating animals with the ability to create ...

The Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, plunges nearly 11,000 meters at its lowest point on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Life persists in the deep and cold darkness, and "wherever there ...

The deep ocean is a busy place when it comes to chemistry, particularly in the case of the hydrothermal vents that litter the sea floor.