The US Navy recently completed tank tests of a new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system that is light and flexible, yet maintains sea-level internal ...
Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to the sounds beaked whales naturally produce, researchers have reconstructed a ...
Erik Trinidad is a freelance travel and food journalist and video creator. His work has appeared in Afar, BBC Travel, Fathom, Fodor’s Travel, Food & Wine, InsideHook, Lonely Planet, National ...
For the first time, scientists have calculated a detailed “energetic budget” for Hawaiʻi‘s short-finned pilot whales, revealing what it takes to power their extreme, 800-meter (2,600-feet) dives for ...
For deep-diving mixed-gas divers, it's far worse. Routinely diving below 130 ft (40 m), the divers are always in pitch darkness, relying on work and helmet lights, and they are tethered to the surface ...
Already home to the world’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s largest mall, Dubai has just opened another record-breaking attraction – the deepest dive pool in the world. With a staggering depth of ...
Hammerhead sharks can hold their breath to survive almost freezing-cold waters during deep dives, a study has found. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, found ...