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Ear Problems in Diving – Part 3: The Inner Ear

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Showing Scale: Contributors' Picks

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19 January, 2023 - 12:00

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Turning Tek

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Sixgill and Sevengill — Ancient Sharks in the Kelp

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19 January, 2023 - 12:00

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Competence & Confidence

20 Jan, 2023 Main minion

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Upcoming Events & Expos

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26 May, 2023 ➢ 28 May, 2023

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24 Oct, 2022

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05 Jan, 2022

Press Releases

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22 Jan, 2023

11th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest Winners Announced

18 Jan, 2023

Announcing Emperor Divers 'Fantastic Friday' Sale

16 Jan, 2023

NAUI Announces the Passing of NSG CEO, Rick Lorimor

05 Jan, 2023

Announcing Operation CCR 2023 – THE CCR event on Bonaire

30 Dec, 2022

Emperor Divers Announces Last Minute Bargains on Winter Trips

16 Dec, 2022

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Technical Diving Features

Divers at decostop

In-water Recompression: Good or Bad Idea

19 Jan, 2023

Technical Diving - features from the archives

Success Stories in Troubled Waters

13 Oct, 2011

Gregory Borodiansky diving his Generic Breathing Machine (GBM), a front-mounted rebreather he invented

The Generic Breathing Machine: Front-Mounted Rebreather Innovation

18 Jul, 2022 Rebreathers

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Human Factors in Diving Conference Coming up

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Divers Adrift - Surviving Being Lost at Sea

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Gas Management 101

09 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Avoiding Bad Gas - Tips for Preventing Breathing-Gas Contamination

05 Jan, 2021 Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

19 Jun, 2020 Safety Culture

The Lone Wolf

21 May, 2019 Safety Culture

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Whale shark. Photo by Don Silcock

Making the Right Choice

20 Apr, 2021

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01 Sep, 2022 Training

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The Role of Ego in Technical (and Recreational) Diving

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Training

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Turning Tek

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Latest Travel Features

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19 Jan, 2023

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23 Nov, 2022

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15 Nov, 2022

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14 Nov, 2022

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24 Oct, 2022

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Dive Travel and Covid

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03 Apr, 2021 Travel & Trips COVID-19

Maya Train from Cancun to Tulum will have cable-stayed bridges

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Decarbonising aviation is possible

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Florida Manatees: Sirenians of Crystal River

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Creatures of Cabilao

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13 October, 2011 - 23:18

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Silver Bank: Swimming with Humpback Whales in the Dominican Republic

By Matthew Meier

24 September, 2020 - 13:15

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The Moon, Tides & Your Dive Trip

By Brent Durand

17 January, 2018 - 17:59

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Reunion Island: Jewel of the Southern Indian Ocean

By Main minion

01 November, 2021 - 14:34

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Cayman Islands

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News from Divers Alert Network (DAN)

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Nov 17, 2022

DAN Announces DEMA Show Party, Seminar Schedule, and More

Oct 18, 2022

DAN and Indonesia Ministry of Tourism Advance Commitment to Safe Diving

Sep 07, 2022

DAN Founder Peter Bennett Has Passed Away

Aug 11, 2022

DAN Encourages Safe Diving During Florida Lobster Mini Season

Jul 20, 2022

DAN Offers Regional Emergency Hotlines in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific

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Ecology

Stuff

New brain map to explain how cuttlefish camouflage themselves

By Catherine GS Lim

January 26, 2023 - 18:16

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Sixgill and Sevengill — Ancient Sharks in the Kelp

By Main minion

January 19, 2023 - 12:00

Posted in: Ecology & Science
The Sap-sucking Sea Slug: Butterfly Sacoglossan

By Main minion

January 19, 2023 - 12:00

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days

By Main minion

January 17, 2023 - 12:39

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Palau’s Rock Islands harbour heat-resistant corals

By Main minion

January 17, 2023 - 08:11

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Toothed whales show signs of Alzheimer's disease

By Catherine GS Lim

January 01, 2023 - 22:04

Posted in: Ecology & Science

Sentience

Giant Pacific Octopus - photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Do octopuses have an emotional life?

Squirrelfish

Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

Thoughtful Sharks

The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

A Matter of Sentience

Sharks: Turning Fear into Love

Posturing Sharks

Cognition and Self Awareness in Manta Rays

Mating sharks and tonic immobility

Marine Mammals

Toothed whales show signs of Alzheimer's disease

Jan 01, 2023 - 22:04 Whales , Dolphins

New subspecies of bottlenose dolphin identified

Dec 27, 2022 Dolphins

Acoustic signals show blue whales go to oceanic upwellings to…

Dec 12, 2022 Whales

Sperm whales form clans with diverse cultures

Dec 03, 2022 Whales

Sharks & Rays

Broadnose sevengill shark. Photo by Malcolm Nobbs

Sixgill and Sevengill — Ancient Sharks in the Kelp

Jan 19, 2023 - 12:00 Sharks , Andy Murch

Great White Shark Photo: Elias Levy

Great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days

Jan 17, 2023 Sharks

Image by Derryn Williamson from Pixabay

President Biden signs the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act

Dec 28, 2022 Sharks

Small device can reduce shark bycatch by 90%

Dec 18, 2022 Sharks

Photo & Video

Rico Besserdich - tutorials

Surgeonfish, Red Sea, photo by Rico Besserdich

A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

Sep 28, 2021

Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

Apr 02, 2021

Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

Photo by Rico Besserdich

Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

More articles by Rico Resserdich

Photo & Video

Three large, female tiger sharks approaching the feeder, Tiger Beach, Bahamas

Showing Scale: Contributors' Picks

Still photography

Underwater photographer with camera rig, photo by Kate Jonker

UW Photo: 15 Steps to a Leak-Free Housing

Risbecia tryoni nudibranch

Contributors' Picks: Bold & Beautiful

Diver Spacescape, composite by John A. Ares

UW Photo: Compositing

Still photography

Frogfish, photo by Sheryl Checkman

My Favorite UW Pix: "Sea Legs" — Contributors' Picks

Showing Scale: Contributors' Picks

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January 19, 2023 - 18:06

Posted in: Photo & Video
2022 Underwater Tour Photo Competition winners announced

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January 15, 2023 - 15:32

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Divevolk SeaTouch phone housing

By Main minion

January 06, 2023 - 20:39

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Marelux Flash tube

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December 06, 2022 - 15:57

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Easydive 360

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Sea Dragon 5000+ Foto og Video lampe

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December 05, 2022 - 19:21

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Culture & Lifestyle

Nate Wilson Portfolio

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19 January, 2023

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Mariko Kusumoto Portfolio

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24 October, 2022

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Nansi & David Gallup Portfolio

By My Minion

18 March, 2022

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Setsuo Hamanaka Portfolio

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01 August, 2022

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Curtis Atwater Portfolio

By My Minion

01 June, 2022

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Dave Clarke Portfolio

By My Minion

18 January, 2022

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Kate Jonker Portfolio

By Main minion

01 September, 2022

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Rico Besserdich Portfolio

By Peter Symes

05 January, 2022

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Books by our contributors

The True Nature of Sharks

Ila France Porcher

Oxygen Measurement For Divers

John Lamb

The Airplane Graveyard, by Brandi Mueller

Brandi Mueller

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Alan Axelrod

BIG

Amos Nachoum

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Marko Dimitrijevic

The World Beneath

Richard Smith

Elysium Coral Triangle

Michael Aw

Dive into Taiwan

Simon Pridmore

Under Pressure: Diving Deeper with Human Factors

Gareth Lock

Books by Rico Besserdich

SONG OF SILENCE – A Book About Water

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The True Nature of Sharks

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