Think you know your dive physics from your physiology? Test your understanding of the science behind every breath, bubble and bar of pressure underwater. Good luck!

The 12th-century Persian poet Rumi wrote that ‘Silence is an ocean’. It’s easy to see why people think of the underwater world as a place of profound quiet. As divers, though, we know different. So ...

One boat has been sunk and a second damaged by a pod of orcas (killer whales) off the coast of Portugal. The sunken vessel, named Oceanview, which belongs to the Nautic Squad, a sailing based in ...

Aqualung Group has sold its US Divers brand to focus on scuba diving gear production, and supplying military and professional divers Aqualung Group, owners of dive equipment manufacturers Aqualung and ...

A new species of chimaera endemic to the deep sea around Australia and New Zealand has been discovered by scientists from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).

How well do you know your whales, dolphins, and seals? Test your knowledge of these amazing creatures with our marine mammal quiz. Let’s see how deep your ocean expertise goes!

The MCS Good Fish Guide can be used to make informed seafood purchases (Photo: MCS) The Marine Conservation Society has released the latest update to its Good Fish Guide, which sees 53 rating changes, ...

There are, sometimes, things you don’t ever want to see. Not because they go bump in the night, not because they are particularly dangerous, but because, like the Bobbit worm, they are just so ...

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) has announced that its dive centres and resorts across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will be inviting scuba divers to sign up for ...

Researchers from Norway’s Nord University have revealed for the first time that there are three distinct types of great white shark, following a split in the global population some 100,000 to 200,000 ...

The golden nurse shark was caught during a sport fishing competition in Costa Rica (Photo: ParisminaDomusDei/Facebook) A new study has documented the first recorded case of the rare pigmentation ...

A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) has put in a rare appearance around Nusa Penida, a large island located off the southeast coast of Bali, Indonesia. The large and heavily scarred shark was ...