The idea of underwater habitats dates back to the 1960s, with the experiments of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Although these projects were abandoned, they inspired initiatives like Aquarius Reef ...

Today, scientists use saturation diving to study the ocean from the Aquarius Reef Base, a habitat 62 feet underwater off the Florida coast. For the Sealab aquanauts, living under the sea was an ...

There's only one operational permanent underwater research facility on the planet: the Aquarius Reef Base. The lab is operated by Florida International University (FIU), though it's also used by ...

Swimming towards the moon pool of Aquarius Reef Base. Image via Business Insider The largest existing underwater habitat still in operation today is the Aquarius Reef Base, which was built in 1986 ...

Since people at the Aquarius Reef Base don't go up to the surface, they can safely have those gases in them and work underwater up ... mission is complete. The habitat can change internal pressure ...