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Diving Then and Now: The Wookey Hole Caves—Birthplace of Cave Diving

24 Aug, 2020 Cave Diving and Mines

Technical Diving - features from the archives

The Swimming / Diving Disconnect

04 Aug, 2017

New Ideas on Narcosis

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Risk and Uncertainty

23 Apr, 2019 Safety Culture

Diver Error Highlights the Lethality within the System

16 Feb, 2019 Safety Culture

What Does It Take to be a "Good Diver"? Part II

14 Sep, 2018 Safety Culture

The Concept of Failure Points

24 Oct, 2017 Safety Culture

Risk-Taking in Diving: Is it Worth it?

26 May, 2017 Safety Culture

The Role of Ego in Technical (and Recreational) Diving

27 Feb, 2017 Mindset

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Front Row Seats for the Third Wave

31 Oct, 2019

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22 Sep, 2020

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Video shows electric eels hunting in groups

By Catherine GS Lim

January 18, 2021 - 15:05

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Research shows reef fish larvae dispersed differently

By Catherine GS Lim

January 14, 2021 - 03:45

Posted in: Ecology & Science
Jellyfish creates virtual floor to swim efficiently

By Catherine GS Lim

January 09, 2021 - 09:02

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Cephalopods’ colour-changing skin inspires shape-changing gel

By Catherine GS Lim

January 06, 2021 - 08:08

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Why restore Hong Kong's lost oyster reefs?

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December 30, 2020 - 14:16

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Researchers pick up nine new calls made by Weddell seals

By Annie Won

December 27, 2020 - 15:37

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Octopuses seen punching fish

By Annie Won

December 23, 2020 - 17:29

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Two newborn whale calves spotted in US waters

By Annie Won

December 18, 2020 - 13:06

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Sentience

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Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness

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What Are Sharks Aware Of?

The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish

A Matter of Sentience

Sharks: Turning Fear into Love

Posturing Sharks

To Shark Dive or Not to Shark Dive

Cognition and Self Awareness in Manta Rays

Cognition in Sharks

Marine Mammals

A curious Weddell seal

Researchers pick up nine new calls made by Weddell seals

Dec 27, 2020 - 15:37 Seals & Sea lions

File photo of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) with calf

Two newborn whale calves spotted in US waters

Dec 18, 2020 Whales

Blue whale numbers rebound off South Georgia

Dec 12, 2020 Whales

Why aren’t dolphins getting bent?

Dec 12, 2020 Dolphins

Sharks & Rays

IUCN update finds sharks increasingly threatened

Dec 15, 2020 - 23:34 Sharks

Coastal marine parks not enough to protect large sharks

Dec 14, 2020 Sharks

Reef sharks prefer small meals

Dec 13, 2020 Sharks

Appeal to Shark Lovers!

Nov 12, 2020 Sharks

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Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

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Dec 22, 2019

White Balance

Aug 24, 2019

Underwater Model Photography

Aug 13, 2019

Abstractions

Aug 24, 2018

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Underwater Model Shoots: Conducting Sessions for Beginners

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