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WATCH: Discovering Rare Corals In Tysfjord, Norway

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 04.09.2012

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Lindblad Expeditions

When we think about coral reefs, we usually imagine a tropical idyll, snorkeling or diving in warm, clear water surrounded by shoals of rainbow hued fish. But there are also corals that build reefs in the dark, cold waters in the depths of the world's oceans.

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WATCH: Discovering Seal Sounds In The Antarctic

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 05.02.2012

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Lindblad Expeditions

When a big, fast-moving shadow whipped by me about 50 feet down the rocky slope of Booth Island, it brought me up short right away.

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PHOTOS: SEALAB And The Race To ‘Inner Space'

Ben Hellwarth | Posted 04.03.2012

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Ben Hellwarth

Back in the 1960s, it looked as though the space race might be matched by a race in the opposite direction.

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PHOTOS: A Search For Sharks Off Papua New Guinea

Tony Wu | Posted 03.07.2012

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Tony Wu

Humans may be rare here, but marine life abounds. Many of the reefs are rich and dense with life beyond description.

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PHOTOS: Swimming With A Bumper Crop Of Humpback Whale Calves

Tony Wu | Posted 01.09.2012

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Tony Wu

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PHOTOS: Grenada's Underwater Museum

Caribbean Travel | Posted 11.14.2011

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Caribbean Travel

It's common for a sunken ship or an assortment of discarded building materials to serve as the base for an artificial reef, but a sculpture garden? In...

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Letting the Kids Lead the Way -- Memories of a Bareboat Sailing Adventure in the Caribbean

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 08.03.2011

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Eileen Ogintz

My kids -- aged 21, 19 and 14 at the time -- decided after years of following us on vacation, it was time for them to lead mom and dad on an adventure. They were confident they could pull it off.

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Inventor Of Early Scuba Device Dies At 93

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Christian J. Lambertsen, a scientist and doctor who invented an underwater breathing system used by the military in World ...

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A Caribbean castaway's New Year's adventure

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

When we finally reached the island - when it became clear we were going to be castaways on land, rather than adrift in the dark on the Caribbean for t...

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7 Best Reefs For Scuba Diving (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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It's summertime. That means picnics, road trips, sundresses....and time to start planning your winter vacation. Here at HuffPost, we've got you covere...

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People Protect What They Love

Fabien Cousteau | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fabien Cousteau

Although we are headed toward an imminent world fisheries collapse -- and quite possibly a world human collapse -- it is not too late to change the course of our actions.

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