“I had a sensation that after tasting one leaf of basil, it felt like eating a whole plant,” said Giacomo d’Orlando, a photojournalist who spent months documenting the underwater greenhouse.

Carbon dioxide scrubbers have been around since the 1800s, when commercial divers used them to extend their oxygen supply underwater ... Normally, greenhouse operators have to find a supply ...

The structure will also include the first underwater greenhouse for growing food, and a state-of-the-art video production facility for live streams of the science work, presentations for students ...