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Two industry experts debate the pros and cons of sinking ships and other structures to serve as man-made reefs.
Why diving beyond your fitness level and not properly controlling your buoyancy can be fatal.
Most of the time when we are diving, we are relaxed and swimming slowly, doing little more than finning along the reef. The level of fitness required for those circumstances is only slightly higher than that required to sit on your couch and ...
Two industry experts debate whether spearfishing is a hazard or an efficient way of taking only what you need.
Two industry experts debate whether snorkels are still relevant equipment or relics of a past diving age.
Sean makes a solo night dive, and his lack of training leads to tragedy. This is a true story, but the names have been changed.
Industry experts present both sides of the dolphin debate so you can be the judge.
By not properly servicing her gear after a long dive layoff, Jane pays a heavy price.
Two dive-industry experts weigh in on the pros and cons of “treasure hunting” so you can make an informed decision.
Inadequately trained divers make an inadequately planned wreck penetration and suffer the consequences.
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 ...
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 advanced training and a crew's quick response save the day after an uncontrolled ascent.
An out-of-air situation takes a turn for the worse when buddy-breathing divers make a crucial error in judgment.
In the low visibility of a busy river channel, one diver loses his way and his life.
Thrill-seeking divers push the bounds of training and common sense with disastrous results.
Bill ran the numbers and decided he could break one of tech diving's cardinal rules of safety. The numbers didn't lie, but they also didn't account for an unplanned emergency.
A diver wins a competition with his friends, but never gets to celebrate his victory.
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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