Spotlight: Miles Down In The Mariana Trench, A New Fish Species Is Discovered

There's exciting news coming out of the Mariana Trench's mind-boggling depths. Deep sea explorers discovered a snailfish species living more than five miles -- FIVE MILES! - deep in the Mariana Trench. It has been named the Pseudoliparis swirei, and according to this National Geographic article, "...scientists suspect they are unlikely to ever find a fish …

Spotlight: Exploring the Ocean – “there’s still 97 percent”

"Only the ocean remains as the last great unexplored portion of our globe; so it is to the sea that man must turn to meet the last great challenge of exploration this side of outer space.” --Deep Challenge (1966) by H. B. Stewart Marine biologist David Gallo brings the mind-bending world of ocean exploration alive …

Spotlight: Deepest-ever descent, Mariana Trench

Wired is featuring a terrific resurrection of this exciting ocean exploration story - "Fifty-one years ago this Sunday, Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and Navy oceanographer Don Walsh descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, seven miles below the sea’s surface. It’s the lowest point on Earth, and deeper than any human had gone before …