Russian explorers claim world-record dive into icy waters
The Russian Geographical Society says two of its explorers have achieved the deepest dive ever recorded below ice.
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Sea warming and acidification could make scuba diving areas less attractive
An ICTA-UAB study, published in the journal Environmental and Resource Economics, quantifies the potential economic losses that could derive from the gradual disappearance of Coralligenous species and the proliferation of ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2015
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Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs
Coral reefs are fragile and in danger worldwide, but a growing movement to restore them is based on the science of breaking off pieces in order to grow more, known as coral gardening.
Environment
Jun 30, 2015
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NOAA announces new Deepwater Horizon oil spill searchable database web tool
A new online tool developed by NOAA to manage and integrate the massive amounts of data collected by different sources during the five years following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, called DIVER for Data Integration, ...
Environment
May 5, 2015
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1, 2, 3 octopuses: Divers conduct underwater census
(AP)—To check on the health of the giant Pacific octopus population in Puget Sound, an unusual census takes place every year. Volunteer divers, enlisted by the Seattle Aquarium, take to Washington's inland waters to look ...
Ecology
Feb 5, 2015
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Ancient shipwreck discovered near Aeolian Islands
The divers descended 410 feet (125 meters) into dark Mediterranean waters off Italy, their lights revealing the skeleton of a ship that sank thousands of years ago when Rome was a world power. A sea-crusted anchor rested ...
Archaeology
Oct 27, 2014
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Ancient shipwreck off Malta leaves 700 BC cargo
Divers near a Maltese island have found an ancient ship's cargo that experts say is yielding what could be some of the oldest Phoenician artifacts.
Archaeology
Aug 25, 2014
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Scapa Flow reveals rare sighting of Flame Shell molluscs
Led by Dr Joanne Porter of Heriot-Watt University, 12 divers from Seasearch, the volunteer dive project co-ordinated by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) were diving in Orkney from the MV Halton, skippered by Bob Anderson.
Ecology
Dec 17, 2013
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Amateur divers share species data for science
Species observations from thousands of scuba divers all over the world are now freely accessible via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2013
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Russia pulls huge 'Chelyabinsk meteor chunk' from lake (Update 2)
Russian divers Wednesday pulled from a murky lake in the Urals a half-tonne suspected meteorite said to have been part of a meteor whose ground-shaking shockwave hurt 1,200 people in February.
Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2013
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