Diver Getting His Teeth Cleaned By Fish Is Viscerally Upsetting
Hey buddo, I get it. Going to the dentist is no fun and fish need to eat. It’s logical—symbiotic even. And fish aren’t…
Using Google Street View to Study the Great Barrier Reef
The Catlin Seaview Survey is a Google and University of Queensland project using a nifty underwater camera rig to…
Tonic Immobility: Don't Try This At Home
Pretty neat indeed, but you should definitely never do this. Like your second grade teacher told you: look with your…
Your Next Scuba Destination Is An Entire Drowned City in China
An entire drowned city has become the world's most mind-boggling scuba-diving attraction. Consider booking a trip to…
What your hands look like after 10 days underwater
In 2002, scuba diver Tim Yarrow set a record for the longest time spent underwater after spending 10 days submerged in…
This Is How You Live at the Bottom of the Ocean
You can see it from the surface of the water: a blue outline 50 feet down. Aquarius. The last undersea base. Diving…
The Bends: An Excellent Radiohead Album and a Lung-Popping Condition You Do Not Want
Decompression sickness, also known as the bends, is a bit of a mystery to doctors because it's not easy to study what's…
A Hilarious Two-Seat Underwater Scooter
Okay, so maybe the AS-2 scooter looks like an elaborate Japanese Bumblebee costume, but it could be great for…
Scuba Inventor (and Gear Innovator) Dead at 93
If you've ever donned scuba gear, you owe a bit of gratitude to Christian Lambertsen, who headed to the great reef in…
Old Oil Rig Converted Into Brand New Vacation Spot For Scuba Divers
Only 120 diving and snorkeling permits are granted near Sipadan island each day and lately some of those have been…
Inside the Secret Underwater Lake Fort
A Nevada family of scuba divers has prototyped an underwater fort—an anchored air pocket in a net—at the secret…
I Used a Sea Cave as a Cell Phone Amplifier
In what may be the most impractical discovery I've ever made, it came to my attention last week that sea caves make…
Behold, The Majesty of the Underwater Kingdom!
It looks like somebody took Joel's advice about scuba diving to heart! [CannibalComfort via Blakeley]
ScubaDog Goes to Deeper Depths Than Any Dog Before It
Boniface is a dachshund owned by a Russian professional scuba diver. Naturally, said pro diver created a custom scuba…
Want to Scuba Dive? Take Lessons Here
Want to take Joel's advice to heart and learn how to scuba dive? PADI is the place to do it. [PADI]
Why You Should Scuba Dive
There are two experiences in life that never fail to give me pause: riding in a plane, looking at the earth and the…
The Epic Story of a 12-Hour, 800-Foot-Deep Underwater Recovery Mission
Looking for a good read? This oldie-but-goodie from Outside magazine tells the story of Dave Shaw, a deep-water diver…
Maldives Government Meets Underwater to Show Effects of Global Warming
The Maldives, a stretch of islands off the coast of Sri Lanka, are so close to sea level that global warming poses a…
Sea Instrument a Dive Computer Add-On for Posh Divers
A dive computer by any other name, the Sea Instrument is a square and (sort of) attractive piece of kit for rich…
Waterproof MP3 Player is iRiver, Dives to 200 Feet Under the Sea
I wouldn't—well, I would just once, like to see what it's like to dive with The Hives singing along while I fin down to…