Scientists explore one of Earth's deepest ocean trenches

Friday, April 11, 2014 - 06:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

What lives in the deepest part of the ocean—the abyss? A team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will use the world's only full-ocean-depth, hybrid, remotely-operated vehicle, Nereus, and other advanced technology to find out. They will explore the Kermadec Trench at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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