No stupid rules – diving with Red Sea pioneer Johann Vifian
Johann diving in Sahl Hasheesh. Photo: Graeme Gourlay Johann Vifian founded Subex in the Red Sea more than 30 years ago. We went diving with him in Sahl Hasheesh Words and photographs Graeme Gourlay After an epic 100-minute dive on a shallow reef wh
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Red flags for snorkellers: how to stop the quiet deaths - Divernet
Snorkelling is essentially a safe pastime – but the conclusion of the final report from Hawaii’s Snorkel Safety Study is that IPO (Immersive Pulmonary Oedema) is a hidden danger that can render that pastime lethal unless a number of red flags are hee
...Urgent warning for parents over deadly pool mistake
A simple decision of what your child wears in a swimming pool could be the difference between life and death, parents are being warned. A video uploaded to Instagram by Tiny Hearts Education – an organisation that educates parents on first aid and of
...The Linnea Mills case, a perfect example of what is wrong in the recreational diving industry.
You might remember the story of recreational diving student Linnea Mills, who drowned in 2019 during an ice/altitude training dive in Lake McDonald, …Original link
'Lifeguard' drone saved a drowning 14-year-old on a beach in Spain by dropping a life vest
A pioneering drone lifeguard service in operation across Spanish beaches saved the life of a 14-year-old boy this month as he struggled against a powerful tide off a beach in Valencia, its operators have said. The drone dropped a life vest into the s
...'Unlucky' creatures that enter rare Red Sea brine pools are immediately stunned to death
Rare deep-sea brine pools discovered in the Red Sea may hold clues to environmental upheavals in the region that span millennia, and could even shed light on the origins of life on Earth, a new study finds. Deep-sea brine pools are extraordinarily sa
...The Rise, Fall and Underestimated Rule of Kush
The Kingdom of Kush ruled for nearly 2.5 millennia. Its inhabitants built hundreds of pyramids, developed their own alphabet and even conquered their neighbor Egypt. The Kushites also had a strong tradition of revering and respecting female leadershi
...Yemen Is Sitting on a Time Bomb Bigger Than the Exxon Valdez
In the midst of the war in Yemen, there is an ecological time bomb ticking just off the coast: a derelict oil tanker that could cause a disastrous oil spill unless immediate action is taken to avert the catastrophe. Originally used as an offshore sto
...Yemen Is Sitting on a Time Bomb Bigger Than the Exxon Valdez
In the midst of the war in Yemen, there is an ecological time bomb ticking just off the coast: a derelict oil tanker that could cause a disastrous oil spill unless immediate action is taken to avert the catastrophe. Originally used as an offshore sto
...Sudan Has Twice As Many Ancient Pyramids as Egypt
You can't mention the country Egypt without automatically thinking of ancient pyramids. Sudan holds nearly twice as many pyramids as Egypt. Although Egypt is known for the pyramids of Giza, Sudan tops the charts with 255 ancient pyramids, relatively
...Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life
On land, you’d struggle to find a mountain that hasn’t already been climbed. In contrast, in the dee
...Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life
On land, you’d struggle to find a mountain that hasn’t already been climbed. In contrast, in the dee
...Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life
On land, you’d struggle to find a mountain that hasn’t already been climbed. In contrast, in the dee
...Young green turtles tracked to 'lost years' hideaway
Green sea turtles venture into the open ocean immediately after hatching on the Florida coast, and t
...The radical coral rescue plan that paid off
When Hurricane Iris hit southern Belize in 2001, the country's magnificent corals were wrecked. But
...An Israeli Startup’s Concrete ‘Bio-Habitats’ Bring Life Back to Urban Coastal Waters
An ECOncrete tide pool, shown upon installation and then after marine life have made their home. Pho
...Sea Otters — The Guardians Of Monterey Bay’s Kelp Forest
California’s underwater kelp forests are in trouble. A combination of climate change and hungry purp
...Migration Of A Pregnant Hammerhead Shark Documented… From Space
For the first time, researchers have been able to record in near real-time the migration of a pregna
...Parents of Bay Area boy swept to sea didn't know about sneaker waves
SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a 12-year-old boy who was swept into the Pacific Ocean in January sai
...To Save the Natural World, Put a Price on It
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...Rewild oceans to meet UK’s net zero goals, campaigners say
Campaigners are calling on the Government to treat rewilding our oceans with the same level of urgen
...How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching
Architeuthis dux — the world's largest known squid — is surprisingly camera shy. The elusive giant s
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