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
...This video of a gator swimming with a shark is the most Florida thing we’ve seen today
VERO BEACH, Florida – Even for a state known for having a very robust wildlife scene, a video of an
...Ancient undersea middens offer clues about life before rising seas engulfed the coast. Now we have a better way to study them
The world’s oceans hold their secrets close, including clues about how people lived tens of thousand
...Sea Cucumbers: The Excremental Heroes of Coral Reef Ecosystems
Drone surveillance reveals just how big a contribution sea cucumbers make to reef habitats. treetstr
...Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel, landmark study finds
Fishing boats that trawl the ocean floor release as much carbon dioxide as the entire aviation indus
...Eco-friendly $811m superyacht powered by solar-panel 'sails' unveiled
Yacht of the future: Florida-based designer unveils plans for an eco-friendly $811m superyacht power
...Harbour porpoises attracted to oil platforms when searching for food
IMAGE: The study site with the oil and gas platform Dan-F in the Danish sector of the central North
...Whales engage in social and cultural learning, study indicates
Whaler logbooks from the North Pacific over the past 200 years indicate an astounding trend in whale
...Trawling ocean floor for fish has carbon footprint equivalent to global aviation
Commercial fishing vessels which drag the ocean floor produce carbon emissions on a level with globa
...Mako-Ing History: Uncovering Mako Shark Movements In The Gulf Of Mexico
Edit: Have included comments from Shark Advocates International. “Highly mobile species [such as sha
...This Walrus Fell Asleep on an Iceberg and Woke Up in Ireland
Experts say a nap gone wrong led to a very rare sighting. Ever drift off to sleep on the train, subw
...UH Hilo alumna is now a NOAA postdoc, scientific diver, biologist studying the health of coral reefs - UH Hilo Stories
While at UH Hilo, Danielle Claar thrived in the island environment where she honed her scientific re
...First ever sighting of a walrus in Ireland after it is thought to have drifted across Atlantic after falling asleep on iceberg
The young girl who first spotted the walrus thought to have drifted to Ireland from the Arctic has c
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