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How to Use a White-Balance Card for Taking Underwater Videos

A professional photographer breaks down a simple (but often forgotten) part of taking beautiful videos underwater.

Getting Altitude Dive Certified in Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan

Experience the novelty of diving at altitude in a wetsuit in this small Guatemalan town against a backdrop of dramatic volcanoes.

Panic Flow | Lessons for Life

A technical diver cannot be resuscitated after he rejects alternate air sources to address a free-flowing regulator.

How to Use Diver Propulsion Vehicles

Diver propulsion vehicles can open up another dimension of diving, but it also requires additional skills, techniques and safety considerations.

What’s It Like to Be a Marine Biologist? How Do You Become One?

A marine biologist shares what degrees it takes to break into the field, where they work (it’s not always in the ocean!), how much you can make as a marine biologist and more.

ASK DAN: What Do I Need to Know About Decongestants and Diving?

ASK DAN: What Do I Need to Know About Decongestants and Diving?

Are All Sharks Scavengers?

Scavengers eat animals that are already dead instead of hunting live prey. It's extremely important to keep ecosystems clean and healthy.

Delayed Consequences | Lessons for Life

A diver decides breathing pure oxygen is all she needs to address DCS symptoms, impeading proper treatment.

What is a PADI Search and Recovery Diver?

Underwater navigation and search patterns both contribute to reclaiming your belongings form the waves.