“The Mariana Trench Marine National Monument has long-standing ancestral and cultural connections to the nearby residents,” said Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Janet Coit.

The Pacific, which holds more than half of the free water on Earth, is also our planet's deepest water body, extending to a depth of more than 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) at Challenger Deep in the ...

According to NOAA, scientists don’t even have enough information to estimate the species’ population trends. That might start to change, however, now that researchers know they emit biotwangs.

The eerie sounds were first heard coming from the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point on Earth, ten years ago. But nobody knew what the mysterious noises were, or who or what was making them ...

Researchers have linked mysterious sounds from the Mariana Trench to Bryde's whales using advanced AI tools. Known as "biotwang," these noises serve as a form of communication for the whales. The ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is 1,580 miles (2,550 km) long but has an average ...

Assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries Janet Coit said the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument has long-standing ancestral and cultural connections to the nearby residents.

The Mariana Trench, named after the nearby islands, is found in the Pacific and is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth, going as far down as 36,000 feet underwater.

The Mariana Trench, home to the Challenger Deep, is an alluring yet dangerous place to visit. Here’s what to know about the deepest point on Earth.

The Mariana Trench, home to the Challenger Deep, is an alluring yet dangerous place to visit. Here’s what to know about the deepest point on Earth.

Perhaps the most intriguing of these features is the Mariana Trench — a chasm in the western Pacific Ocean that spans more than 1,580 miles (2,540 kilometers) and is home to the Challenger Deep ...