Ken Leppell learned military scuba diving in 1977 when he was in military special forces. It wasn't until 1983, however, that he became certified as a civilian diver, which then led to becoming ...

Cassandra Tang never learned to swim as a child and steered clear of the water. Then, when she was 22 years old, a gunshot wound paralyzed her from the chest down. Her fear of drowning intensified and ...

Another world, foreign in time and culture to most Long Islanders, lies as close as the sandy shores at low tide. Scuba divers know it well — crustacean-encrusted canons from a Revolutionary War time ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. Learning to dive while on vacation has been a bucket list activity for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Miriam Porter is based in Toronto and covers vegan and kind travel. Coral reefs are huge underwater structures and some of the ...

“Scuba diving in high school? I wish we had that when I was in high school!”, the clerk at the dive shop gushed when I told her I was starting a dive club. Of course, that is the exact sentiment that ...

Luka Ruble and Kai Blumenthal are interested in marine biology. Emma Goodman enjoys snorkeling and has seen first-hand the damage to fragile coral reefs caused by humans. Matt Strand became involved ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SYRACUSE, N.Y.- I never will forget those first moments as I sank below the surface of the water and tried to breathe. Rapid, deep, nearly desperate snatches ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Avery Fisher, like many young people her age, was craving physical interaction. "I was in ...

Though most of us living around Puget Sound are landlubbers, the underwater kingdom is closer than it seems, waiting to be discovered. There is a vibrant scuba diving community in Seattle, and while ...

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Avery Fisher, like many young people her age, was craving physical interaction. "I was in fifth grade and felt really isolated from my friends," recalls the ...