The historic dive of the Trieste

Into the deep ocean

Chapter 1

Survival in the twilight and midnight zones

Chapter 2

Life without sunlight at hydrothermal vents

Chapter 3

Bizarre giants of the abyssal plains

Chapter 4

Modern exploration tech and recent discoveries

YOUR GOAL

Master of Into the deep ocean

Ch 4 · Modern exploration tech and recent discoveries

artiteacher Deep-Sea Exploration

New tech dives down so deep, Secrets the ocean keeps. Ghostly worms and jellies glow, Life we're just starting to know.

artiteacher The delicate beauty of the glass sponge reefs

The delicate beauty of the glass sponge reefs

artiteacher These living glass structures, once thought to be extinct since the dinosaur era, were discovered alive in 1987.

Robotic explorers mapping the unknown seabed

artiteacher Unmanned remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) allow scientists to explore and sample the deep sea from the comfort of a ship.

Deep Sea Sparkler

BETA

artiteacher Identify strange new creatures to understand their incredible deep-sea world.

Fun Fact

Mariana Trench pressure: At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the water pressure is equivalent to an elephant standing on your thumb.

Glossary

submersible (noun)
A ship or other craft designed to operate completely submerged underwater. In 2012, filmmaker James Cameron piloted a specialized submersible to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Gossip

Which deep-sea exploration job sounds most exciting?

Quiz

What material are the skeletons of glass sponges made of?

artiteacher Robotic explorers mapping the unknown seabed

Quiz

What is the name of the historic Swiss-designed bathyscaphe that reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep?

artiteacher The historic dive of the Trieste

Quiz

What is the main operational difference between an ROV and a manned submersible?

artiteacher The newly discovered gummy squirrel of the abyss

Quiz

Who were the two explorers who made the historic first dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960?

Quiz

What deep-sea jellyfish resembles a spectacular firework display when hit by submersible lights?

Quiz

Where were living glass sponge reefs, once thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs, rediscovered in 1987?

Quiz

What is the nickname of the bright yellow-orange deep-sea sea cucumber discovered in 2022?

Quiz

What purpose does the long, tail-like appendage of the gummy squirrel sea cucumber serve?