Diving and Divers
An Excavation in the Sea Depths Recovers Hercules From the Afterlife
As myth has it, Hercules had to complete 12 heroic labors to be absolved of guilt and to become immortal. A recent discovery picks up the story, long after the Greek and Roman tales concluded, to tell us a new version of his afterlife. A likeness of the demigod of strength — who, the story […]
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Descending Into Florida’s Underwater Caves
Long before theme parks began sprouting from Orlando’s swamps, Florida’s freshwater springs were among the area’s main attractions. Indigenous Americans made use of the springs for thousands of years before Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 1500s. The conquistadors’ reports of clear water gushing from cavernous holes in forest floors fueled myths about the existence of […]
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Scuba-Diving YouTuber Finds Car Linked to Teens Missing Since 2000
A YouTuber who uses underwater sonar equipment to investigate missing persons cases found a car belonging to two Tennessee teenagers who have been missing for 21 years, potentially bringing an end to the cold case. It is at least the fourth time since late October that people who investigate cold cases on YouTube have dived […]
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