In a groundbreaking scientific expedition, researchers have identified over 7,000 new microbial species thriving in the ...

Scientists sampled fish living in the Pacific's Mariana Trench and trenches in the Indian Ocean. . | Credit: Han Xu et al. (2025) Evolution and genetic adaptation of fishes to the deep sea.

In the western Pacific Ocean just east of the island of Guam and a strategic gateway to the second island chain, lies the deepest point on Earth – the Mariana Trench. In the crushing darkness of ...