SAN MARCOS — Ricardo Henriquez and Bernard Mbithi adjusted their gear one final time, counted to three — then side-by-side, they stepped off the dock into the bright blue water of Spring Lake. Seconds ...

One of the most common diving disorders UAB Emergency Medicine experts see is middle-ear barotrauma, which involves damage to the tympanic membrane in the ear due to a difference in the pressure ...

Learning how to scuba dive and getting my PADI certification meant knowing how to breathe—and not panic—when it matters most.

Hawksbill turtle and school of grunts over a coral reef in Cozumel, Mexico. Scuba divers always talk to each other about their favorite dive sites. Egypt? Maldives? French Polynesia? Yes, those ...