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Lost WWI Cruiser HMS Bayano Identified After 110 Years

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04 November, 2025 - 14:33

Wrecks & Archaeology
Flock of Vaquitas Spotted, Raising Survival Hopes

Posted by Chief minion

31 October, 2025 - 14:14

Ecology & Science
Brinicles: Icicles of Death

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31 October, 2025 - 10:57

Ecology & Science
Muography Emerges as Tool for Searching for Wrecks

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29 October, 2025 - 21:34

Wrecks & Archaeology
Gripshunden Yields Europe’s Oldest Naval Artillery

Posted by Chief minion

29 October, 2025 - 17:08

Wrecks & Archaeology
Deep-Sea Oases: The Mysterious Life of Seamounts

Posted by Ila France Porcher

29 October, 2025 - 12:49

Ecology & Science

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Ecology

Flock of Vaquitas Spotted, Raising Survival Hopes

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Brinicles: Icicles of Death

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Deep-Sea Oases: The Mysterious Life of Seamounts

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Sharks as Social and Sentient Beings

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Photo & Video

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A New Approach: Shooting Common Subjects in Different Ways

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Underwater Photography on a $500 Budget

Jul 21, 2021

Prepping for Print

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Sharpening Underwater Images in Postproduction

Nov 23, 2020

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Vivid Color with Lab in Postproduction of Underwater Images

Oct 31, 2020

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Sea Bottom: Contributors’ Picks

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Multiples: Contributors’ Picks

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Camera Housing Drifts Across the North Sea, Gets Reunited With Owner

Seeking Darkness: Contributors’ Picks

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Sunny & Citrus: Contributors’ Picks

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Multiples: Contributors’ Picks

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Gimbals for Travellers

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