There is no mistaking the 15 cm (6 in) teeth of the largest apex predator, the megalodon. Getting bitten by this beast would feel like being crushed by three African elephants stacked on top of each ...

The first explorers visited the trench in 1960 on a brief expedition, after which there had been no missions until Hollywood director James Cameron made the first solo trip to the bottom in 2012.

Mariana Alfaro is a reporter for The Washington Post's breaking political news team. Previously, she co-anchored Post Politics Now. Mariana joined The Post in 2019 as a researcher for the Daily 202.

A lover of neutrals, she was first seen wearing an elevated dress and matching trench coat groutfit and now in a chic white oversized coat that’s an instant outfit-elevator. The Land of Women ...