For me, Summer Saturday mornings at Pier 39 are usually all about a lazy weekend coffee and a nosh. But on June 14, there was something else afoot. As my friend Sue and I emerged from the cool dark ...

As short-term visitors to the awe-inspiring wonders of the underwater world, water has many dangers for our land-based physiology. Some you’ve probably heard of, such as “the bends” (or what is more ...

If you've never heard of free diving, imagine this. Launching yourself hundreds of feet into the sea with little more than a mask, a If you've never heard of free diving, imagine this: launching ...

Mark Young remembers the first time he saw a scuba diver on television. The activity was magical, with visions of underwater creatures and plant life. In the 1980s, when Young moved from New Jersey to ...

A brilliant purple baby octopus unspools its tentacles for a hovering dance along the sandy ocean floor. The creature is all tiny suction cups and dexterity and pulpy personality, and all of 2 inches ...

Before taking my first introductory lesson, scuba diving inside the Las Vegas Municipal Pool seemed like an easy task. After experiencing sky diving a few years back, I thought nothing could beat the ...

An Egyptian man recently took the ultimate plunge for the sake of science. Setting a new Guinness World Record for the deepest scuba dive, the man dove more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) below the ...