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In 1960, two explorers descended nearly seven miles into the Mariana Trench and entered the deepest known place on Earth

In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh made history by descending into the Mariana Trench. Aboard the Trieste submersible, they reached Challenger Deep, Earth's deepest point. This daring voyage proved human exploration is possible in extreme ocean depths. The mission permanently changed deep-sea exploration, opening new avenues for scientific study.

The Economic Times · May 17

Scientists found a mysterious ‘golden orb’ two miles beneath the surface of the ocean. Now they’ve worked out what it is

Sorry, but it’s not an extraterrestrial egg...

The Independent UK · Apr 22

1940s Ford car found on wartime US carrier wreck

Researchers think the vehicle was used as a staff car by naval officers during World War II.

LiveScience · May 8, 2025

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First, Russia banned Mitch McConnell. Now Ukraine blacklists Rand Paul

Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022

‘They look almost human made.’ NOAA finds weird lines of holes in mid-Atlantic floor

Scientists exploring a submerged mountain range in the mid-Atlantic stumbled onto something they can’t explain: An organized series of holes punched in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022