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The ‘sea-nomad’ children who see like dolphins
Unlike most people, the children of a Thailand tribe see with total clarity beneath the waves – how do they do it, and might their talent be learned? Deep in the island archipelagos on the Andaman Sea, and along the west coast of Thailand live small tribes called the Moken people, also known as sea-nomads. Their children spend much of their day in the sea, diving for food. They are uniquely adapted to this job – because...
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Where people were sent to disappear
With poisonous snakes and shark-infested waters, this desert island had no hope of escape.
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Cliff Divers Leap 30 Metres From Victoria Falls
Two cliff divers have practised their skills near Victoria Falls as they leap 30 metres into the Zambezi River. Report by Cara Legg.
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Raising the Dead
At the bottom of the biggest underwater cave in the world, diving deeper than almost anyone had ever gone, Dave Shaw found the body of a young man who had disappeared ten years earlier. What happened after Shaw promised to go back is nearly unbelievableunless you believe in ghosts. Ten minutes into his dive, Dave Shaw started to look for the bottom. Utter blackness pressed in on him from all sides, and he directed his high-intensity light...
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Found: The Secrets of Lost, Underwater Egyptian Cities
You can soon view surviving artifacts.
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Israeli Divers Uncover Trove of Shipwrecked Roman Treasure
A chance discovery by two Israeli divers uncovered the country's biggest find of underwater Roman-era artifacts in three decades, archeologists said Monday.
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American Archeologists Need To Get Wet
Sea levels were lower during the ice age, when the first humans made their way into North America. That means the next big find is underwater.
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Explorers find more than 40 ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea
Amazingly well preserved due to low oxygen levels in the water.
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Bizarre Creature With Transparent Head Found Near Bali
A bizarre creature with 13 legs and a head that expands like a balloon was spotted by a diver near Bali who wants to know what it is and if it’s safe to dive again. By Paul Seaburn.
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Unfathomable
Sunken treasure, death-defying adventure, sibling rivalry: How Charles and John Deane invented modern deep-sea diving and saved the British Empire. By James Nestor.
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Aliens of the Lembeh Strait
The film "Aliens of the Lembeh Strait" by Sascha Janson won Gold in the video category of the 2017 Our World Underwater International Imaging Competition.
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Deepest Dive Under Antarctica Reveals a Shockingly Vibrant World
Our special report offers a rare look at life beneath the frozen continent—where penguins, seals, and exotic creatures thrive.
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The BEAST of the Diving Quarry?
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"Ten Meter Tower"
In this documentary short titled Ten Meter Tower, Swedish filmmakers Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson paid 67 people $30 to climb to the top of a ten meter (33 foot) high dive for the very first time all while being filmed. Would they decide to jump? Would they be too scared?
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Top diver’s death casts long shadow over deep beauty of the Blue Hole
The ‘underwater cathedral’ at the edge of the Red Sea is arguably the most perilous diving spot in the world – what lies behind its fearsome reputation?
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It’s Brutal to Get to the Ocean’s Depths. This Minisub Will Take You There
Stockton Rush is building a private minisub with modified PlayStation controllers and cockpit tablets straight out of Star Trek.
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Beauty in Blackwater
While most photographers are tucked in bed, this sharpshooter dons dive gear and searches for his subjects at the ocean’s surface, in the black of night. By Michael Patrick O’Neill.
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An Otherworldly Dive Into a Mexican Sinkhole
What it might look like to dive on Mars.
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Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding
The brain can make the body do remarkable things, but at what cost?
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We just found the biggest underwater cave on Earth
The world's largest underwater cave was just discovered in Mexico. Inside, researchers found ancient artifacts and the bones of extinct creatures. By Erik Olsen.
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