For me, Summer Saturday mornings at Pier 39 are usually all about a lazy weekend coffee and a nosh. But on June 14, there was something else afoot. As my friend Sue and I emerged from the cool dark ...

Vintage photos from the early days of scuba and deep-sea diving show wacky suits, fun masks and daring divers exploring the depths of previously unexplored seas. Plunging to the dark, watery depths of ...

As short-term visitors to the awe-inspiring wonders of the underwater world, water has many dangers for our land-based physiology. Some you’ve probably heard of, such as “the bends” (or what is more ...

A brilliant purple baby octopus unspools its tentacles for a hovering dance along the sandy ocean floor. The creature is all tiny suction cups and dexterity and pulpy personality, and all of 2 inches ...

The right diving gear makes all the difference. Here’s what’s trending in underwater technologies. Scuba divers always have relied on gear that lets the essentially fragile, air-dependent human body ...

In this video, I went scuba diving on Memorial Day weekend with friends at a deep party cove in the lake. I explored nearly ...