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400-Year-Old Wreck Discovered Well-Preserved in German River

What is likely a single-mast cargo ship sits in a predominantly saltwater stretch of the river Trave and was first spotted by sonar in 2020.

Discovery Channel Airs New Scuba Diving Show

Eric Bilips, owner of two dive centers on Islamorada, is exploring all 180 miles of the Florida Keys as host of the new show “Destination Dive.”

Climate Change is Revealing Sunken Histories Around the World

New discoveries are appearing in the wake of melting mountain ice, shrinking lakes and falling water levels.

Erick Higuera Named September Sea Hero for Photo Identification Work

Higuera's 20 years documenting life around the Gulf of California and Revillagigedo Islands have substantially contributed to photo-ID databases of animals from manta rays to orcas.

Sailing Vessel Removes 96 Tons of Trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Voyages Institute retrieved 211,644 pounds of discarded fishing gear, consumer plastics and other waste—some of which had been floating for decades.

Beautiful Ocean Stamps Launch Across America to Celebrate Marine Sanctuaries

Sixteen new stamps feature the waters and wildlife protected by the National Marine Sanctuary System, including a pufferfish and sand tiger shark.

From the Skies to the Seas, Abandoned Airplane Becomes New Red Sea Dive Site

Sunk in 2019, the old Lockheed Martin L1011 Tristar airplane has become an artificial reef and a world-class dive site.

Is This The World's Wildest Nudibranch?

The *Melibe* nudibranch noticed a crack in the ecological framework to be filled with a body plan just crazy enough that it could work.

Tourist Train Endangers Mexican Cenotes and Prehistoric Sites

The Mexican government has invoked its national security powers to push forward the construction of a tourist train being built the Caribbean coast, threatening its cave systems.