The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...

It dwells miles down, nearly freezing in perpetual darkness, equipped with numerous appendages to capture prey. Deep Sea ...

A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet.

It is a part of the ocean called the hadal zone, which is shrouded in complete darkness and subject to crushing pressures. The Atacama Trench, off the coast of Chile, is one of the deepest ...

Sep. 11, 2023 — Hadal trenches, with their deepest locations situated in the so-called hadal zone, the deepest parts of the ocean in water depth >6km, are the least-explored environment on Earth ...

Deep Sea biologists found a new animal some 26,000 feet (7,902 meters) underwater in the ocean's "hadal zone," named for the Greek god of the underworld, Hades. These researchers lowered baited ...

Scientists Discover Ghostly White Crab-Like Predator at Bottom of the Atacama Trench, Leave Them Baffled A new predator named ...

An international team of scientists found the first large and active predatory amphipod lurking deep in one of Earth’s most inhospitable environments–the hadal zone. Dulcibella camanchaca is ...

The new species was found nearly 8 km deep in the Atacama Trench. (Johanna Weston/WHOI) Its discovery in the hadal zone hints at how little we still know about these weird marine underworlds.

This creature dwells in the hadal zone, which is 6,000 meters deep (19,680 feet below the surface.) It is a zone of perpetual night and crushing pressure. Interestingly, this is the first large, ...

The new species was found nearly 8 km deep in the Atacama Trench. (Johanna Weston/WHOI) Its discovery in the hadal zone hints at how little we still know about these weird marine underworlds. Trenches ...