While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of oceans, a team of researchers from four ...

A camera has made a mind-blowing discovery at the deepest point of the ocean - the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana ...

These synthetic materials have now become part of both the life and carbon cycles, from the surface to the deepest parts of ...

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.

Plastic waste has been discovered in the deepest point in the world – the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. At depths of 22,000 ft, scientists found 13,500 particles per cubic metre.