Ben Laboy considers himself a very lucky diver. It was only his 30th dive (not a huge number in the scuba diving community) when a gray whale came so close, Laboy felt he could reach out and touch it.

A friendly whale shark floated over to scuba divers exploring a shipwreck site in Thailand. Footage shows the baby marine animal swimming close to the group as they floated around the HTMS Chang wreck ...

A haunting photo of an underwater whale graveyard has netted Swedish photographer, Alex Dawson, first prize in Scuba Diving's 2022 Underwater Photo Contest Wide Angle category. "When I capture images ...

This month's column is a dive report. A dive report is something we divers do after returning from a trip. It's a way to let other divers know about conditions, accommodations and what we saw during a ...

With exceptionally clear visibility of up to 131 feet, an average sea temperature of 85.5 degrees Fahrenheit, bucket-list opportunities to swim with whale sharks and manta rays, and an abundance of ...

Like any “best” list, you can ask ten scuba divers where to go for the world’s ultimate diving and they might give you ten different answers. That’s the great thing about scuba diving—each experience ...

Ever since I took a scuba diving course as an undergrad, I've been hooked on the wondrous experiences that lie in wait below the ocean surfaces. Now, more than half a lifetime since my first dive ...