The winners of our readers poll of the best images from our Big Shots underwater photography competitions of 2024

Syanptula lamperti is common to coral reef night dives in the Asia-Pacific region, crawling around on the sponge they voraciously devour

Another Egyptian liveaboard has capsized – the same day the UK government issued a warning over Red Sea dive boat safety.

Marine Accident Investigations Branch identifes multiple safety failures in structure, equipment, training and briefings on Egyptian liveaboards

Graeme Green talks to Cristina ‘Mitty’ Mittermeier about close calls with ocean giants, her new book, and her favourite scuba diving locations

Reports are surfacing that 17 people have been rescued by the Indonesian Navy after the liveaboard Putri Papua sank off the coast of Sorong

British Divers Marine Life Rescue volunteers freed a humpback whale that had become entangled off the coast of the Scottish island of Skye.

Pitcairn’s Henderson Island and Ducie Atoll named Important Shark and Ray Areas by the IUCN – critical sites for shark conservation.

The Manta Trust has launched a new initiative aimed at getting businesses involved in manta ray conservation through volunteering expeditions

German aerospace engineer Rüdiger ‘Rudy’ Koch breaks the Guinness World Record for underwater living in his eco-friendly Sea Pod

Musician, author and now a British Divers Marine Life Rescue volunteer, Ross Merrin talks to DIVE about training as a Marine Mammal Medic

A swell shark pup born in a US aquarium without any males of the species present may be a rare case of parthenogenesis

The Marshall Islands has announced it is to implement protection around two of the country’s most biodiverse atolls, Bikar and Bokak.

DIVE talks to Dr Sarah Martin, survivor of Egypt’s most deadly liveaboard disaster about her escape and rescue after Sea Story capsized

The remarkable tale of how a ship’s cook was rescued by commercial divers after spending three days trapped inside a wrecked tugboat

There is a host of top quality action cameras on the market – here are some of the best action cameras for scuba diving available today

A 37-year-old woman has died in Spain’s Cueva del Agua, a popular but dangerous warm-water cenote near Cartagena

Justine Tan from Sabah, Malaysia, is a medical doctor and udnerwater photographer with a particular passion for nudibranchs

Insta360’s X4 is capable of filming 360° footage in 8K resolution. Award-winning underwater camerawoman Jenny Stock put one to the test

Another hyperbaric facility for scuba divers is closing following a review of service provision by NHS England