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Last night, amid the glitz and glamour of the World Travel Awards Grand Final in Bahrain, Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort & Spa was ...

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Prospect Street, often called the “Rodeo Drive of San Diego,” lines up boutiques and galleries that would feel at home in any major metropolitan area, yet somehow maintains the relaxed vibe that ...

Scientists from around the world are calling for urgent action to protect, restore, and sustainably manage one of the ocean's ...

To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed Vanguard, a "subsea human habitat." The company unveiled its prototype ...

For years, researchers have only been able to execute brief expeditions underwater. However, a new technology, a first of its kind, is looking to change that and is hoping to do so much more. The ...

Editor's Note: Tropical Storm Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 22. Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean. The storm became the 13th named storm of ...

A weather system in the eastern Caribbean Sea continues to show signs of development on the afternoon of Monday Oct. 20, and forecasters say a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form ...

No tropical activity is expected over the next seven days. During the final weeks of hurricane season, development tends to occur closer to the U.S. A tropical wave approaching the Caribbean could ...

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