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 ...

The crews live and work from 63 feet below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface on the Aquarius Reef Base undersea research habitat – located off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. NEEMO’s future was ...

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 to nine hours a day. "There’s just something really special ...