Oceanography
Amazing facts about the Challenger Deep, the deepest place on Earth
Just as the Earth's land surface has huge peaks and valleys, the ocean world has similarly varied terrain.
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Oceanography
How deep is the ocean?
The average depth of the ocean is about 3,700m. The deepest point in the ocean known today is Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench with a depth of about 10,935m (nearly…
Environment
Top 5 mysterious places on Earth waiting to be discovered by humans
Today, advances in technology have helped humans explore the most remote places on Earth.
Oceanography
Creatures that can survive in a place with pressure equivalent to 48 jet planes
Despite living in harsh environmental conditions such as the deepest ocean trench, these creatures still thrive.
Archeology
Argentina discovers world's oldest dinosaur tadpole fossil
Based on phylogenetic analysis of modern amphibian larvae, the fossils helped identify Notobatrachus tadpoles as very close to the group that includes all living frogs a…
Oceanography
Decoding the mysterious sounds from the world's deepest ocean trench
New research reveals the exact origin of a mysterious biotwang in the Pacific Ocean, first detected near the Mariana Trench.
Health
Cancer-causing microplastics appear in men's testicles
Microplastics have been found in Mount Everest, the deep Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean and now in men's testicular tissue.
Animal world
Tiny frogs make ultrasonic sounds that exceed human hearing
To survive against stronger enemies, leaf frogs emit ultrasonic calls - sounds with frequencies exceeding the maximum frequency audible to the human ear.
Discover science
How do we measure the deepest places on Earth?
How does science determine this is the deepest point on the Earth, as well as measuring the depth there?
Oceanography
10 things you probably didn't know about the deepest ocean in the world
With outstanding scientific advances, it is hoped that in the near future, humans can solve all the mysteries of the hadal sea.
Oceanography
Detect tremors in the deepest ocean
The researchers said they were shocked by the unprecedentedly high levels of microscopic plastic found on the ocean floor, with 1.9 million pieces in just 1m2.
Oceanography
The species eats plastic in the deepest ocean groove in the world
Scientists have discovered a new species of marine animal in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean that contains plastic waste in the body.
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How does the 'hell well' deepest on the ground appear?
Do you know how deep the deepest artificial hole on the ground? The deepest Mariana Trench in the world has a maximum depth of 10,971 km.
Discover science
Interesting things surprise you about where you live
The Earth is just a tiny planet in the universe but for humans, it is a vast world with a multitude of surprises.
Oceanography
UAV 'Vityaz' will be able to create the first 3D map of the Mariana groove
The unmanned Vitiaz unmanned marine device later this year will perform the Mariana dive and create the first three-dimensional map of the track.