Exploring The Deepest Region Of The Oceans—And The Helpful Creatures That Call The Hadal Home:

Orange, blue, and white bacteria blanketed rocks and boulders at 7,000 meters (~23,000 feet) deep in the Indian Ocean’s Java Trench. Dr. Alan Jamieson glided past the life-covered geology in a submersible during his first in-person trip to the hadal zone—the deepest region of the sea—after more than a decade of studying it remotely.

The Runit Dome Dilemma:

Located halfway between Hawaii and Australia in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean lies a haunting reminder of the U.S.’ nuclear testing legacy—Runit Dome.

The dome symbolizes the dual tragedies of a changing climate and a toxic past, both present realities that the Marshallese people, distant from much of the world’s eyes, are left to confront.