Cave diving veteran Tom Iliffe, a professor of marine biology at Texas A&M University at Galveston, is the topic of a cover story in the newly-released August edition of National Geographic magazine. The story elaborates on Iliffe's work during his cave diving expeditions in several islands of the Bahamas.

Photographs of Iliffe's adventures were taken by Wes Skiles, who is also an expert in cave diving and accompanied Iliffe and others inside the caves, many of them hundreds of feet deep.

Thirty bottles of centuries-old champagne discovered in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea could belong to French monarch Louis XVI, it has emerged. The bottles possibly dates back to the late 18th century, making it the world's oldest drinkable champagne. Believed to be the top brand Veuve Clicquot, it has remained perfectly preserved 180 feet deep on the seabed and "tasted fantastic," said one wine expert.

Each bottle could be worth up to 65,000 dollars or more if its authenticity is verified. Samples have been sent to French laboratories for testing. A group of Swedish divers made the discovery on July 6 off Aaland Island, midway between Sweden and Finland. "I still have a glass in my fridge and keep going back every five minutes to take a breath of it.