Diving safety protocols exist for a reason, and while it can be easy to get caught up in the moment, skipping even one can be fatal.

Freedivers need to follow safety protocols as much as divers. In this Lessons for Life account, Eric Douglas shares the story of a diver who suffers shallow-water blackout on a dive. Keep reading to find out how you can stay safe freediving.

The novice freediver shares what it took to dive Greenland’s ice for his personal mental health and to inspire others to face their own struggles.

What you need to know about gear, dive charters, accommodations and packing lists when planning a Channel Islands dive trip.

Join *Scuba Diving* editors for a rugged 10-day camping, scuba and freediving adventure across Southern California’s Channel Islands National Park.

The diving fishermen in Thoothukudi and Kovalam are fighting the pressures of the modern world to keep their way-of-life—and connection to the sea—alive.

This PADI course teaches you how to spend extended periods of time underwater on a single breath, making it easier to encounter marine life and improving your air consumption while diving.

An inexperienced freediver tries to push his limits, putting himself and his dive buddy at risk of drowning.

Travelers can swim with blue whales in Sri Lanka and sea elephants in land when they visit this Indian Ocean gem.