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
...Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Suggests
The octopus is becoming a popular creature among neuroscientists. It is a very smart invertebrate wi
...Darwin got sexual selection backwards, research suggests
Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting e
...Tom McClean: The man who still dreams of crossing Atlantic in a whale
image captionTom McClean's whale-shaped boat Moby, named after a nickname Tom earned while serving i
...Can eating fish be sustainable?
Industrial fishing is emptying our oceans and fishing methods also endangers other marine animals an
...Flushed antidepressants make this animal unusually "bold,” scientists discover
At a University of Florida lab, crayfish are going wild. In a video published by University of Flori
...Mysterious methane-eating microbes in the sea are 'helping to keep Earth cool'
Researchers now know why so little methane reaches the sea surface. (Getty) Microbes in the ocean ar
...Mediterranean Turning into Tropical Sea, WWF Warns
A beach on the Greek island of Lesvos. Credit: Jordan Kapantais / CC BY-SA 4.0 The Mediterranean is
...This Nuclear-Powered Superyacht Is Longer Than the Titanic and Costs $700 Million
A nuclear-powered gigayacht longer than the Titanic, with 22 state-of-the art laboratories and a 13-
...Photo Sums Up Difference Between Going To The Beach In Australia & Europe
Think 50 Shades Of Grey is masochistic? You should see Australians’ relationship with rockpools. Tho
...How to Rent Out Four of the Most Exclusive Private Islands on Earth
From Richard Branson’s Necker to the literal Kokomo, these five-star isles are happy to let you anne
...Deep-sea shark bonanza seen off remote island chain
A tornado of silver horse mackerel and orange boarfish swirls around the submersible as it sits on t
...‘Eating into their flesh’: Reef sharks with skin disease may be the latest victims of climate change
Divers in the waters off Malaysia’s Sipadan Island have long enjoyed getting a glimpse of turtles, m
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