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VIDEO Great White Shark Surprises Scuba Divers

Not many people can say they've been diving out of a cage with great white sharks. These divers had a special encounter with one while diving off Catalina Island, California.

A Coral Disease is Spreading Through World's Second-Largest Barrier Reef

More than 20 types of reef-building hard corals are affected by stony coral tissue loss disease.

Scientists Race to Figure Out Why Grey Whale Deaths are Spiking

Dwinding food supplies, ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement are all contributing to an Unusual Mortality Event among grey whale populations migraging along the West Coast.

Meet Barnacle Busters, One of America’s Largest and Oldest LGBTQ+ Dive Clubs

The California club has brought diversity to scuba for more than 30 years, diving proud locally and around the world.

New System Automates Identifying Fish Calls to Further Reef Research

An Oregon State research team automated processing of data from underwater microphones, strengthening scientists' ability to monitor reef health.

How Divers Can Help Protect 30 Percent of the Ocean by 2030

PADI AWARE and Blancpain will provide the strategy, road maps and tools needed for government buy-in to dive centers that identify local areas in need of protection.

Fences and Electric-Shock Robots: The New Tech of the Caribbean's Lionfish Battle

While dive derbies are the longstanding frontline against the invasive fish, scientists hope new tech can more effectively cull its populations.

New Artificial Reefs Coming to the Florida Panhandle

Okaloosa County is laying the groundwork for a new diving destination with wrecks and snorkel trails off the Destin-Fort Walton coast.