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Underwater

Oriskany two years after sinking.

Pensacola, Florida

USS Oriskany

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

Parts of the battleship are still identifiable when diving the wreck.

Pensacola, Florida

Wreck of the USS Massachusetts

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

Key Largo, Florida

Christ of the Abyss

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

The mermaid and piano.

The Musician

A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.

The USS <em>Juneau</em>, in New York Harbor.

Found: The Wreck of the USS Juneau, Where 5 Brothers From Iowa Died

An incredible St. Patrick's day discovery.

Natasha Frost March 21, 2018

Underwater Boston Tea Party.

Somerville, Massachusetts

Underwater Boston Tea Party

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

Watch a Trail Guide Take an Eerie Walk Through a Flooded Nature Preserve

When the clear waters of a Brazilian river overflowed earlier this month, it made for movie magic.

Cara Giaimo February 22, 2018

Skate eggs, like this deep sea example, are known as "mermaid purses."

Found: A Natural Egg-Incubator in the Deep Ocean

Who knew hydrothermal vents make such great nurseries?

Vittoria Traverso February 9, 2018

A hammerhead shark nursery in the Galápagos Islands.

Found: A Hammerhead Shark Nursery

Another natural wonder in the Galápagos Islands.

Vittoria Traverso January 30, 2018

Down periscope.

Washington, D.C.

USS Balao Conning Tower

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

Archaeologists examine a ballast pile near Naxos.

Found: Roman Shipwrecks Off the Greek Island of Naxos

Amphoras and anchors at a popular stop on east-west trade routes.

Vittoria Traverso December 19, 2017

The Aven Underwater Museum.

Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar

Aven Cave

This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.

Aerial view of Algae farm at the Natural Energy Lab of Hawai'i.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Algae Growing Ponds

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

<em>Cratena peregrina</em> grows up to two inches in length and prefers to live on the rocky sea bottom.

The Luminescent Underwater Slug Pirates of the Mediterranean Sea

Crafty nudibranchs get two meals in one.

Natasha Frost November 1, 2017

The sign is blocked by overgrown weeds.

Arlington, Virginia

Pentagon Cable Crossing Sign

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Bethesda, Maryland

Naval Surface Warfare Center

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.

The view from the deck of the ship <em>JOIDES Resolution</em> while it drills a core sample.

Scientists Are Just Starting to Understand Earth's Eighth Continent, Zealandia

It wasn't always under all that water.

Kelsey Kennedy September 27, 2017

That diver looks like he could be in trouble, but really those are just squid babies.

This Squid Egg Mass Looks Like a Massive Jelly Tube

When tens of thousands of baby squid look like one monster creature.

Eric Grundhauser September 18, 2017