Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, July 6, 2026). Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-06/scientists-have-now-made-the-most-comprehensive-tally-yet-of-deep-sea

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  title = {{Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-06/scientists-have-now-made-the-most-comprehensive-tally-yet-of-deep-sea},
  note = {Tracked across 6 independent newsrooms}
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> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Scientists have now made the most comprehensive tally yet of deep-sea exploration — 43,681 dive records dating back to 1958 — and found that humans have directly seen less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island, l](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-06/scientists-have-now-made-the-most-comprehensive-tally-yet-of-deep-sea)), this event was corroborated across 6 independent sources with a live velocity of 5.