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When the Coral Dream Blooms

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The Endless Fall: Life in the Ocean’s Dark Snowstorm

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11 October, 2025 - 14:22

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The Mystery of the Milky Seas

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08 October, 2025 - 14:12

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New Oxygen Exposure Limits Proposed for Divers

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03 October, 2025 - 11:02

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Ocean Art 2025 Underwater Photo Competition Announced

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Buddy Dive Resort wins 14 Scuba Diving Readers’ Choice Awards

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Op'eds & Commentaries

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2024 NOGI Recipient for Education Acceptance Speech

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Wrecks & Marine Archaeology

Photogrammetry Model Flyover of the schooner F.J. King

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Just Like Riding a Bike: Diving After a Break

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Controlled Ascent, Hidden Risk

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It’s Probably Not You – It’s the Cylinders

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All the Trimmings: Tips to Improve Your Efficiency in Water with Good Trim

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Jan 05, 2022 Training

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Bailout CCR Course Standards Outlined

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Technical Diving - News

New guidelines suggest divers can safely spend longer at PO₂ 1.3 atm than previously advised — up to four hours of work and four hours of decompression.

New Oxygen Exposure Limits Proposed for Divers

03 Oct, 2025 Technical Diving , Rebreathers

Technical Diving Features

Cold Waters: A Dive Journey in Temperature and Time

15 Jul, 2025

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Kids Love To Dive

13 Oct, 2011

I Survived! Preventative Safety Strategies

17 Dec, 2016

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Safety Culture

Gareth Lock

Human Factors in Diving Conference Coming up

Jul 14, 2021 Safety Culture

Divers Adrift – Surviving Being Lost at Sea

Jan 09, 2021 Training , Rescue , Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

Jan 09, 2021 Training , Safety Culture

Avoiding Bad Gas – Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

Jan 05, 2021 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 2

Oct 31, 2020 Training , Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

Jun 19, 2020 Training , Safety Culture

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Latest Travel Features

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17 Jul, 2025

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25 Jun, 2025

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18 Jun, 2025

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30 May, 2025

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Magical Anda: Diving Bohol's Pristine Reefs in the Philippines

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30 May, 2025

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Afghanistan: Diving Lakes in the Hindu Kush Mountains

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18 May, 2025

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Dive Travel News

Airlines Start Dropping Pandemic-Specific Rules

03 Apr, 2021 Travel & Trips COVID-19

Europe’s New Travel Rules for 2025 and Beyond

16 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Travel News & Advisories

Updated US Travel Restrictions and Advisories: Implications for Dive Travellers

25 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Changes to Carry-On Rules

16 Mar, 2025 Travel & Trips

Malaysia's Mabul Island

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02 April, 2016 - 18:29

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Solomon Islands

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20 February, 2024 - 09:40

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Maldives: The Central Atolls

By Brandi Mueller

16 January, 2017 - 15:46

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Namibian Sinkholes

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17 February, 2014 - 18:32

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Lembeh Strait: Critter Central

By Chief minion

05 September, 2013 - 10:01

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Skookumchuck: Challenging the Rapids

By Barb Roy

13 July, 2009 - 12:00

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

DAN Names Cliff Richardson as Next CEO

Aug 29, 2025

DAN Introduces 2025 Interns

Jul 02, 2025

DAN Launches Continuing Education for Dive Professionals Course 2: Boat Diving

May 12, 2025

IANTD and SEI Adopt “Powered By DAN” First Aid Programs

Mar 27, 2025

DAN Launches The DANcast, a Podcast To Inspire Safer Diving

Jan 22, 2025

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Nov 12, 2024

DAN Launches “Every Diver” Campaign Featuring Member Testimonials

Oct 29, 2024

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Portfolios

Paul Fearn Portfolio

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27 April, 2023

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14 October, 2023

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Nate Wilson Portfolio

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19 January, 2023

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Grace Marquez Portfolio

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07 August, 2023

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Olivier Leger Portfolio

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20 June, 2023

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Marguerita Hagan Portfolio

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10 October, 2023

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Tony Fredriksson Portfolio

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06 February, 2023

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Rico Besserdich Portfolio

By Peter Symes

05 January, 2022

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Books & Media by our contributors

The World Beneath

Richard Smith

Technically Speaking

Simon Pridmore

The Airplane Graveyard, by Brandi Mueller

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Alan Axelrod

The True Nature of Sharks

Ila France Porcher

Books & Media by others

Oxygen Measurement For Divers

John Lamb

Beneath Cold Seas

David Hall

Finders Keepers

Sean Kingsley

Thirteen lessons that saved thirteen lives

John Volanthen

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Ecology

When the Coral Dream Blooms

By Ila France Porcher

October 11, 2025 - 17:48

Posted in: Ecology & Science
The Endless Fall: Life in the Ocean’s Dark Snowstorm

By Ila France Porcher

October 11, 2025 - 14:22

Posted in: Ecology & Science
The Mystery of the Milky Seas

By Ila France Porcher

October 08, 2025 - 14:12

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Shark Bite-Resistant Wetsuits Tested in Australia

By Chief minion

September 30, 2025 - 19:31

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Bigger Fish Schools Make Smarter Choices

By Chief minion

September 30, 2025 - 12:54

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Decoding Grouper Grunts Reveals Spawning Secrets

By Chief minion

September 30, 2025 - 12:14

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Marine Mammals

Are Orcas Ramming Boats for Fun?

Sep 24, 2025 Orca

Marine Mammal Protection Act Faces Congressional Threat

Aug 18, 2025 Whales

Why are Orcas Offering People Food?

Aug 12, 2025 Orca

Orcas Observed Mutually Grooming Each Other With Kelp

Jun 25, 2025 Orca

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchs)

Shark Bite-Resistant Wetsuits Tested in Australia

Sep 30, 2025 Sharks

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) teeth

Shark Teeth in Peril from Rising Ocean Acidity

Sep 29, 2025 Sharks

The Secret Compass of Sharks

Sep 29, 2025 Sharks

Vanishing sharks

Where Have All the Sharks Gone?

Jul 07, 2025 Sharks

Sentience and Self-Awareness

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Dolphin Intelligence: Do They Talk?

Oct 24, 2024 Self-awareness

Understanding the Octopus: A Dive Into Its World

Aug 23, 2024 Sentience , Octopus & Squid

Blue-ringed octopus

Sentience or Consciousness?

Aug 02, 2024 Sentience

Can Clownfish Count?

Feb 04, 2024 Sentience , Fish

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Sharks as Social and Sentient Beings

Aug 28, 2023 Sentience

Fish Recognises Itself in Photographs

Jun 30, 2023 Behaviour , Self-awareness

Giant Pacific Octopus - photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Do Octopuses Have an Emotional Life?

Jul 30, 2022 Sentience , Octopus & Squid

Their apparent problem-solving ability has led cephalopods to be recognised as intelligent.

Do Octopuses Dream?

Apr 01, 2021 Sentience , Octopus & Squid

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Photo & Video

Rico Besserdich - tutorials

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

Photo & Video

Sea Bottom: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Multiples: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Camera Housing Drifts Across the North Sea, Gets Reunited With Owner

Seeking Darkness: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Sunny & Citrus: Contributors’ Picks

Still photography

Sea Bottom: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

September 11, 2025 - 15:52

Posted in: Photo & Video
Multiples: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

July 14, 2025 - 19:33

Posted in: Photo & Video
Camera Housing Drifts Across the North Sea, Gets Reunited With Owner

By Chief minion

June 15, 2025 - 14:20

Posted in: Photo & Video
Seeking Darkness: Contributors’ Picks

By My Minion

May 30, 2025 - 11:39

Posted in: Photo & Video
Gimbals for Travellers

By Chief minion

May 11, 2025 - 17:27

Posted in: Photo & Video
Check Your Batteries

By Chief minion

May 09, 2025 - 16:57

Posted in: Photo & Video

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