Learn more about the Hadal Trenches and the types of life that thrive in the deep.

What do a hydrogen bomb, the RMS Titanic, giant tube worms, chemosynthetic macrobacteria, and continental drift all have in common? In Woods Hole, that's an easy one. To hear WHOI scientists talk, it ...

A team of 23 researchers spent two and a half weeks at sea on the research vessel Atlantis exploring the deep sea in the Western Aleutians. They left Dutch Harbor June 15, and traveled as far west as ...

Alvin celebrates its 50th birthday this year. In the past half century, the deep-sea submersible has made more than 4,700 dives all over the world. It has discovered hydrothermal vents, explored the ...

Snailfish belong to the Liparidae family, and are often described for their large heads, jelly-like bodies, bumpy and loose skin, and their narrow tails. Scientist also classify the species for having ...

The R/V Atlantis Team recovers the Alvin submersible from a deep dive on theScience Verification Expedition to the Puerto Rico Trench and Mid-Cayman Rise. Around the ship,patches of Sargassum algae ...

In the mysterious depths of the ocean, hydrothermal vents serve as unique ecosystems that harbor extraordinary life forms. Among these are green-glowing bacteria that thrive in extreme conditions, ...