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Dutch Springs Dive Site May Close, Become Warehouse Site

Popular northeastern diving site Dutch Springs may close as the Texas-based real-estate development firm Trammell Crow purchases property and looks to construct two warehouses.

Diver Finds Gold Coin Worth $98,000 on Wreck Off Key West

Zach Moore, a diver and engineer at Mel Fisher’s Treasures, found a gold coin in about 30 feet of seawater on the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

Scientists Find SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star in Atlantic Ocean

NOAA researchers spotted a sponge resembling SpongeBob SquarePants and a pink sea star akin to Patrick Star off the coast of New York.

Ancient Shipwreck and Burial Ground Found in Underwater Egyptian City

Underwater archeologists researching Thonis-Heracleion discovered discovered the wreck below 16 feet of clay and the burial grounds below a rock pile known as a tumulus.

New Electric Robot Can Clean Up Beach Litter

The solar-powered BeBot can pick up litter up to 30 times faster than traditional clean ups, including plastic fragments as small as 1 centimeter.

How Scientists are Reducing Bycatch Around the World

Scientists are building new tools to banish bycatch that don't harm fiserhmens' livelihood, from flashing lights to underwater pings.

FIRST LOOK: Underwater Museum Opens in Cyprus

The Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa, an underwater forest sculpted by Jason deCaires Taylor, opens today in Cyprus.

Anesti Vega Awarded Sea Hero Honors for Diversity in Aquatics

Anesti Vega is on a mission to expand the accessibility of diving and exploration for all, and for that, he is recognized as our August 2021 Sea Hero.

Divers Raise $10,000 for Breast Cancer Research in Honor of Women's Dive Day

Divers logged more than 639 hours and raised $10,000 for breast cancer research thanks a fundraiser hosted by Divetech, a Cayman Island dive shop, on PADI Women’s Dive Day.