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There’s so little we know of our planet, and naturally it makes us curious as to what else is out there. This thirst for knowledge makes us push our boundaries and reach for the unknown. So far we’ve been able to see almost everything that’s above ground but there are many wonders lurking in the waters depths and the inside of our mysterious planet. We are reaching for the stars, but we know only a few percents of what the ocean waters hold. There have been many expeditions in the darkest parts of the sea, but we have yet to reach the bottom of the abyss. We have gone down to 35,858 feet below the sea’s surface, and if we ever want to go deeper and reach the ground, we would have to travel even further down inside the Mariana Trench under the Pacific Ocean, swimming down the Challenger Deep, the deepest section of the trench. The expeditions thus far have proven to be very fruitful, bringing knowledge of life in complete darkness in excruciating conditions. Just imagine what the waters hold even further down! Every now and then, marine life from the depths of the oceans <a href="https://rumble.com/v3hw6d-footage-captures-vertical-breaching-whales.html" target="_blank">swims up</a> towards shallow waters, surprising us with its existence. One such kind is the True’s beaked whale. This is a middle-sized <a href="https://rumble.com/v4ijxh-these-friendly-whales-want-you-to-pet-them.html" target="_blank">whale</a> first described in 1913 by a curator at the United States National Museum called Frederick W. True. These species are rarely sighted because their feeding routines involve going as deep as 3 km down, for up to 2 hours.

This "forest city" is being built in China in an attempt to increase sustainability in the way humans live.

Toyota is working on a service robot that will be able to help people who have trouble with day-to-day tasks.

Shimon is a robot that can write and play its own marimba music. It can even jam with humans!

This type of jellyfish is called Rhopalonematid trachymedusa, and the NOAA has captured some incredible footage of it.

We know they're big...But just how big are they?

Scientists have discovered a number of genetic factors that contribute to male baldness.

It seems like a pretty crazy concept, but there are some scientific theories that imply there could be more universes than just our own.

Sometimes the sun produces eruptions, or solar flares, which eject huge amounts of radiation. There was something a little bit different about this one though.

Many of us have a vague idea of what a concussion is. But what's really going on inside your head when you get one?

Students at the Royal College of Art have designed some incredibly cool inventions that merge science and art.

Many animals that once thrived in certain habitats are being reintroduced in an attempt to maintain biodiversity

The cells are put in capsules made of seaweed.

Often referred to as either the Northern or Southern Lights, auroras are absolutely spectacular to behold. But what exactly causes them?

People have been messing with dog genetics for a long time, and it has become quite harmful to certain breeds of dogs.

How can two very different species come from the same ancestor?

Researchers have designed a suit that can mimic a virtual environment, providing physical feedback depending on how a person moves within the environment.

NASA has released a simulation showing what happens to an asteroid as it hurtles towards Earth.

Scientists have developed a kind of magnetic bead that targets circulating tumor cells.

This vaccination patch offers an alternative to needles for people who don't like getting them.

How do they shine so bright?

Why doesn't the International Space Station ever fall back down to earth?

The dandelion siphonophore was filmed recently, and it looks pretty amazing!

Google-owned DeepMind designed an AI program to learn how to navigate obstacles by itself, and the results are absolutely hilarious.

How many of these pollination methods did you know?