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Aqua Star USA creates a two man underwater scooter

(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you ever had a Jacques Cousteau fantasy? A yearning to live your own version of 20,000 leagues under the sea? Or maybe, you just want to see the great barrier reef on something other ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 weblog

Aussie swimmers struggle with swimsuit scenarios

Few countries have been more affected by the rapid approval of the new generation of swimsuits than traditional powerhouse Australia.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Baby swimmers have better balance

Teaching babies to swim turns out to be more than just fun. Baby swimmers have better balance and are also better at grasping at things than non-swimmers. This difference persists even when children are five years old, when ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stirring the ocean: Calculating the role of the oceans' swimmers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's oceans, we know, are constantly shaken and stirred by the winds and the tides and other physical forces of nature. But what about fish and other swimming marine life? Do they stir ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Analysis shows now-banned technical swimsuits led to top swim performances in 2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- Superstar swimmers and certain comic book superheroes have something unusual in common--when they wear special suits, they gain phenomenal abilities. A first-of-its-kind study from Northwestern Medicine highlights ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New study documents first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers provides details on the first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human, a concern as warm summer waters attract more people to ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Humans blamed as shark attacks 'double'

Sharks killed twice as many swimmers and surfers last year than in 2010, with the increase due largely to a growth in tourism and changing shark patterns due to global warming.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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