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Lessons in scuba diving safety. This month: Being unaware of his depth and surroundings leads to trouble for this frequent solo diver
A doctor and an instructor debate whether overweight divers are fit to dive.
Two experts debate whether today’s scuba-diving training standards sufficiently prepare divers
Two experts debate whether the moratorium on commercial whaling should be overturned
Two experts debate whether large marine animals should be kept in captivity
Two scientists debate whether lionfish in Atlantic waters should be selectively removed.
Divers are using rebreathers to reach the deepest sections of the Cayman Wall, where sponges grow to gargantuan sizes.
The bad news: DAN's annual report on dive accidents highlights four factors common to fatal accidents. The good news: They're all preventable.
Diving accidents are predictable, and therefore, avoidable. Here's how to stop them in their tracks.
Do you have what it takes to dive inside a water tower, nuclear reactor, shark net or beneath 20 feet of polar ice? Meet the people who do.
In an emergency, every second counts. Don't waste a single one wondering what to do.
A diver ignores an instructor's advice and proves that his dive skills are dwarfed by his ego.
Feeling marching ants crawling under the skin of my thighs at 60 feet during decompression, it was clear to me that I was bent.
From sleeping sharks to the deepest dives these outrageous dive stories aren't just entertaining. These true stories are sure to leave you curious about the outrageous people behind them!
Scuba Diving Photo Editor reports from the Backscatter Digital Shootout at the Little Cayman Beach Resort
Sixteen-year-old Lucas Barroso’s determination to get his rebreather certification is inspiring
Norman Lancefield is 91 and still an active diver. Read his story, as well as that of Lucas Barroso, Canada's youngest rebreather diver.
Each year, the DOGs – as in DUI Owners Group – participate in a nation-wide road trip that allows thousands of divers to experience drysuit diving for the first time.
A blog for divers who are making a difference in the fight to save our ocean environment through marine conservation.
A collection of quick tips for getting the most out of your underwater camera's macro lens.
Before you explore your first wrecks, here are a few key pieces of scuba gear you might want to add to your kit.
Join DAN this June for Diver Safety Month and pick up some skills that just might save your life.
Got a great underwater image? Here's how to get it noticed by photo editors and make money from your hard work.
Ocean Corp. gets divers ready for a dream career seeing the world
For an unexpected way to see the world, train to be an NDT inspector
The 2011 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society
European Rolex Scholar, Erin McFadden, blogs about her experiences
On a routine practice dive in zero visibility, discovery of a high-school ring leads to the closing of a missing persons case for police divers
Do you have what it takes to dive inside a water tower, nuclear reactor, shark net or beneath 20 feet of polar ice? Meet the people who do.
Fifty years ago, a career in diving meant joining the U.S. Navy. Today, people face a wide range of options for diving careers. Commercial divers must be able to thrive under harsh conditions and require education beyond open-water certification.
What drives poachers and pros to risk polluted water, snake bites, gator attacks and accidental drowning? As much as $100,000 a year.
June 2007 By Moira Honeyman Photography by Tim Calver I'm not sure why this thought comes to me, but kneeling on the sand in 40 feet of water, literally surrounded by Caribbean reef sharks, I decide it's best if I don't look ...
A diver's unfamiliarity with his computer's emergency deco mode nearly leads to tragedy.
A novice diver does all he can for a buddy who stops breathing under water.
Two divers follow a divemaster beyond the level of their training. Only one comes back.
A fatal dive demonstrates what's wrong with the reg sitting in your closet.
Mick is fit. Mick is bent. Fit, bent Mick is lucky to be alive. Here's why.
A technical buddy team ignores their training, and one diver pays the price.
Real divers, real stories. And America's leading expert witness in scuba accident litigation has heard them all. Take a seat, take a listen and--most of all--take heed.
There are many good reasons to have proper buoyancy control. A diver learns one of them the hard way.
At the surface, two divers caught in a current watch helplessly as their unmanned sailboat becomes a speck on the horizon. Learn how you can avoid making their mistakes.
CPR and life support aren't included in basic scuba training — is just learning to dive enough of a challenge for beginners?
Conservation agencies say no, so why do so many divers do it anyway?
CO testing is recommended, not mandatory, and poisonings are not recorded — but is there really cause for alarm?
One author says dive-training agencies should teach SMB use, not mandate it, while another says you never really know when you might need it
Like automobile drivers in some states, should divers be required to recertify at regular intervals?
Two instructors debate what age is best to start kids on their way to dive certification.
Two instructors discuss the merits of rescue course, and whether it should be required for all divers
Two experienced divers debate whether the dive industry should mandate the use of redundant air systems.
Two underwater photographers debate whether muck sticks should be used when diving
Our experts debate whether Discovery Channel’s popular annual series is educational or just entertainment at the sharks’ expense
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