Tag: Mariana Trench

A submersible soft robot survived the pressure in the Mariana Trench

The pressure in the world’s deepest ocean abyss can crush even the strongest enclosures, so researchers are taking another tack – using a silicon robot with wings like a manta ray Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2269914-a-submersible-soft-robot-survived-the-pressure-in-the-mariana-trench/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Microplastic pollution discovered near the top of Mount Everest

Tiny pieces of plastic called microplastics have have been found on Mount Everest. They have previously been detected in the Mariana trench so are now present at both the highest and deepest points on Earth Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260499-microplastic-pollution-discovered-near-the-top-of-mount-everest/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Today’s volcano in New Zealand is on the Pacific Ring of Fire

Here’s information about New Zealand’s White Island volcano – which erupted earlier today – in the context of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Background on the volcano and why these volcanoes erupt. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-the-ring-of-fire…

How deep is the ocean?

On average the ocean is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) deep, but many parts are much shallower or deeper. In the deepest zones, life forms have adapted to live in the dark, under crushing water pressure. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/how-deep-is-the-ocean-trenches-video…