Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

“My girlfriend tells me I smell like trash,” says Colin West. And he takes that as a compliment. West spends 40 to 60 hours a week scuba diving Lake Tahoe to locate and remove submerged trash. On the ...

What started as an exploration dive inside a massive marble mine quickly turned dangerous. Limited visibility, tight spaces, and unexpected conditions pushed divers into a high-risk situation. As ...

When Michael Birns arrived at the University of Delaware in December of 2021 as the diving safety officer for the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment and the scuba instructor for the School of ...