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Dreams are coming true as underwater living comes closer to reality. From an ocean sphere to a floating manta ray school, read about these cities below the surface that are diving headfirst into the future.

Whale research is nothing to sneeze at, but this aerial drone will be used to track whales around the world using their blow-hole emissions.

Want to get involved with saving the ocean and marine life? Join the Whale Shark Research Project and save the biggest fish in the sea!

Year after year, Bonaire earns the No. 1 destination for shore diving — and for good reason. See why this Caribbean island earns multiple Readers Choice Awards.

For his work documenting fish for the Census of Marine Life and his dedication to conservation, Rick Morris is our September/October 2015 Sea Hero.

For his work with Ocean Defenders Alliance protecting California's oceans, Kurt Lieber is Scuba Diving magazine's November/December 2015 Sea Hero.

Check out this gallery to learn what 10 things are deadlier than sharks, and why sharks aren't the mindless killing machines they're made out to be.

Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world's seabirds and found the majority of species have plastic in their gut.