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Jarrod Jablonski is DAN Rolex 2018 Diver of the Year

19 hours 4 min ago By Rosemary E Lunn

DAN President and CEO Bill Ziefle spoke about this award at the Our World Underwater Scholar event that was held in New York earlier this month.

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French cave diving site closed until further notice

21 hours 35 min ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Access to the popular Lot cave diving site 'Source de Landenouse' has been closed until further notice.

Study offers new hypothesis into how whales avoid getting bent

1 day 3 hours ago By Main Minion

A new study offers a hypothesis of how marine mammals generally avoid getting the bends. The key is the unusual lung architecture of whales, dolphins and porpoises, and possibly other breath-holding diving vertebrates.

Scuba Equipment stolen in Grand Cayman

2 days 1 hour ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Tippetts teaches at Indepth Watersports in Grand Cayman.

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NOC hosts Marine Plastic Pollution Talk

2 days 20 hours ago By Rosemary E Lunn

On 10 May 2018 David Jones will be talking on "Marine Plastic Pollution: How did we get here an

UK Scuba Pride event launched

3 days 15 hours ago By Rosemary E Lunn

The event will be held on Saturday 21 July at Vivian Diving Quarry and hosted by Dutton Divers.

Dolphins use names among themselves

4 days 12 hours ago By Main Minion

In animal communication research, vocal labeling refers to incidents in which an animal consistently uses a specific acoustic signal when presented with a specific object or class of objects.

Larger spleen enables Bajau to remain underwater longer

6 days 5 hours ago By Annie Won

The Bajau are an indigenous people in parts of Indonesia renowned for their breath-holding ability when diving for food. They have been known to dive up to 70 metres using nothing more than a set of weights and a pair of wooden goggles.

X-Ray Mag #85

6 days 19 hours ago By Main Minion

High carbon dioxide levels cause baby fish to lose their way

1 week 5 days ago By Annie Won

The larvae of some fish species and invertebrate depend on ocean sounds to direct them to places they are supposed to go, for instance, a sheltered location in shallow waters where they spend their juvenile or adult lives.

Weezle Russian Hat

1 week 5 days ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Brit manufacturer Weezle often receive bespoke orders from their customers for specific items of protective clothing. So when a German client asked Weezle if it was possible to have a Russian hat, the manufacturer set to work.

Rare WWII German submarine located in the North Sea

1 week 6 days ago By Main Minion

The U-3523 was of the new and highly advanced type XXI U-boats that could have revolutionized the submarine war if enough boats had been completed in due time.