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A rare Florida cold snap left hundreds of juvenile sea turtles cold-stunned in shallow lagoons, prompting a rapid rescue and rehabilitation response that offers a rare look inside the delicate, hands-
Learn more about how one rescue diver–turned-conservationist is working to bring a thriving sea otter population back to the Oregon coast.
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Dive into a bit of history in the waters surrounding this remote Antarctic island, the site of famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's harrowing journey.
Climate change is threatening the Maldivian sea turtle population. This is how local resorts are teaming up to protect them.
Nudibranchs may look beautiful and delicate, but these sea slugs have some of the ocean's best defenses, making them worthy adversaries against would-be predators. Here's how to photograph them.
Located 16 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the Civil War shipwreck, USS Monitor, is protected and managed by Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and is listed as a National Historic Landmark and protected as a war grave. Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is a unique cultural treasure for the most adventurous of skilled divers.
Sitting in just 30 feet of water off Panther Point in British Columbia, the Panther is a nearly 200-year-old three-masted clipper wreck teeming with marine life.
When most people think of scuba diving, they imagine the vast, deep blue open ocean, a topical coral reef or perhaps a jungle-like kelp forest. While those more commonly explored waters certainly have their magic, nearshore dives offer a unique and captivating experience that's not to be missed.
West Greenland is where letters to Santa wind up every year, but it's not in some workshop where you'll find the magic. The real gifts are below the water's surface.