Palau, a tiny island nation in Micronesia, is famous for its mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving ...

But my second dive that morning ... rising from a dreamy palette of blue waters directly south of Koror island, Palau’s main commercial and tourism hub. With most of the vessel’s Palauan ...

Hercules can dive as deep as 13,100 feet ... been focused on understanding how ocean currents interact with the island of Palau. “These interactions generate intricate circulation patterns ...

The islands became a marine protected area (MPA ... The currents can move so swiftly at famous Palau dive sites, like Blue Corner, that divers need to use a reef hook to attach to a dead part ...