The PADI Advanced Open Water course has always been the logical next step after completing your PADI Open Water Diver course. Recently revised, it now has even more to offer
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It’s easy to think of corals as the background on your dives, but if you learn about coral biology, you’ll be amazed at the diversity in front of your eyes.
Although it’s most famous for the iconic Opera House, the macro diving in Sydney Harbor holds at least as much appeal underwater.
Scuba diving in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea takes some advanced planning, but the rewards are well worth it.
In the second of our series on dive programs for children, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the PADI Seal Team program.
Capture all the weird and wacky nighttime colors on the reef with the brand-new SeaLife Sea Dragon Fluoro-Dual Beam.
At Wakatobi Dive Resort, the house always wins — the spectacular house reef, that is.
Informational, video-based courses can help divers interested in expanding their recreational and technical-dive knowledge
Cuttlefish are a favorite among underwater photographers because of their amazing capacity for color changes. Here are a few characteristics of these unique cephalopods.
Whether you’re an experienced diver or brand new to the sport, it’s important to know the limits of your comfort zone when scuba diving
We’ve all heard about it (and probably dread it), but do you know how to properly handle throwing up in your regulator?
An amateur beekeeper has accidentally discovered a plastic-eating caterpillar that could help address global plastic pollution.
National marine sanctuaries protect some of the most spectacular ocean and Great Lakes resources in the United States, including shipwrecks like the Maui Helldiver.
Familiar sites or those with distinctive landmarks offer the opportunity to improve your skills at natural navigation underwater.
If you’re diving in Santo Island, Vanuatu, you’ll visit the wreck of the SS President Coolidge of course, but there are some other fantastic dives as well.
Of all our equipment, we often overlook our scuba cylinders the most. But when scuba cylinders have problems, there are often disastrous consequences.
Muck diving, which involves critter hunting on sandy or silty sea beds, continues to grow in popularity. What are some of the world’s top spots for this type of diving?
Seasickness on a dive boat (or underwater) is no fun. Why does it happen, and what’s the best way to prevent it or deal with it if you do feel sick?