Acropora corals, commonly known as staghorn or elkhorn corals, are one of the most abundant — and recognizable — corals worldwide.
You have plenty of friends who don’t dive. Here’s how to explain to them the difference between scuba diving, snorkeling, skin diving and freediving.
When whales die, they become a feast for countless animals in the ocean. In this case, we get to witness some blue sharks getting their fill.
What is the Dunning-Kruger effect, and what role does this condition play in dive incidents and accidents?
Some lucky divers got the encounter of a lifetime with very friendly wild dolphins in the Red Sea
There is no substitute for practice and experience, but in the second of two articles on macro photography in Utila we’ll offer you some tips and tricks to get started.
National marine sanctuaries protect some of the most spectacular ocean and Great Lakes resources in the United States, including shipwrecks like the City of Washington.
The Paralenz Dive Camera was built by divers, for divers. And it was tested by divers too. Here’s what a worldwide group of water enthusiasts has to say about the new camera.
The United States, China and India have rejected a U.N. resolution calling for targets to tackle ocean-plastic waste
Although it’s got a stable conservation status, few divers have ever seen the elusive salmon shark.
Once you become technically competent in underwater photography, using unique angles to shoot animals in creative ways can create unique compositions.
There are two species of mako shark, the shortfin and the longfin. The shortfin is far more common, with a few places in the world to spot them.
Star coral may not be the flashiest species, but this vital reef-building coral dominates Caribbean reefs. Here’s how to identify star coral when you see it on your next dive.
What is a Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA) and how do you safely execute one?
Diving can be especially hard on your hair. Here are our top eight tips to help tame your diver’s mane, leaving your locks lustrous instead of a dry, frizzy mess.
In a spot of good news for the fish of the Arctic Ocean, the world’s major fishing nations have agreed to halt commercial fishing in the Arctic.
While neighboring Bali is firmly established on the tourist circuit, nearby Lombok remains something of a hidden gem. Here’s some of the best scuba diving in Lombok.
One of the planet’s most diverse environments once contained 220,000 acres of oyster reefs. Now decimated, young scuba divers and students from the Billion Oyster Project are working to restore it.