Being chased by a fish with sharp teeth seems like something out of a cartoon, but it was a reality for one Alabama man who was bitten on the leg during a dive off the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Much of the free-diving Barnhill and his buddies do is out of Venice, where a high Mississippi River will add a layer of silty, opaque water that may hide fishing line or nets tangled in the platforms ...

These versatile birds thrive in the air and sea. With their six-foot long wingspan, gannets can hover, glide, soar and dive. With folded wings, they torpedo down to depths of 20 feet or more to snatch ...

When people think of snorkeling or scuba diving, they typically picture warm, clear waters which beautiful conditions, filled with an array of colorful fish. Many people don’t think of the water ...

Wild fish can recognize individual human divers, reveals new research. They use visual differences between divers to recognize a person who rewards them, say scientists. Divers at a research station ...

There’s only one word for it: indescribable. “It’s one of those awesome experiences you can’t put into words,” says fish ecologist Simon Thorrold. Thorrold is trying to explain how it feels to dive ...

University of Cambridge biologist Andrew Gillis studies the embryos of elephant fish, distant relatives of sharks with long, trunklike snouts. But how, exactly, do you get an elephant fish embryo? You ...