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.
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'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
...Spectators slam floating tennis court in the Great Barrier Reef
Plastic waste is a problem, but is a floating tennis court on the Great Barrier Reef the solution? T
...The EU Bans Five Important Australian Corals from Import | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Another year, another ban, and this time its LPS corals from Australia. As of the 11th of January 20
...Sailing Colombia: where mountains meet the ocean - Yachting World
Despite the warnings, sailing Colombia proves to be a hidden treasure for Max Campbell and the crew
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The Moon’s effect on Earth can’t be ignored. It’s our closest celestial neighbour and has inspired a
...From Bristol to the world as The Wave gets bigger with six new sites
It's been one of Bristol's recent success stories - and now Britain's first inland surfing lake The
...Australian PM pledges $700M for climate change-threatened Great Barrier reef
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday a AU$1 billion ($703 million) investment p
...Images emerge of one of the US Navy's newest stealth fighters crashing into the sea
The F-35C, a single-engine stealth fighter and the newest jet in the US Navy fleet, crash-landed on
...Study suggests that most fishes communicate with sound
View 1 Image We generally don't think of fish as being a vocal bunch – after all, anglers don't typi
...Thai beach declared disaster area after oil spill
BANGKOK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as
...Orcas recorded killing and eating world’s largest animal, the blue whale, for the first time
The orcas teamed up to ram the whale's flank and force it underwater It was previously thought that
...Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
Temperatures over the Great Barrier Reef in December were the highest on record with “alarming” leve
...Australian government pumps cash into Great Barrier Reef protection
The Australian government has pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars (€626m) to prote
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