The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may ...

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The OM System PT-059 has become the dominant underwater camera housing on the market – and deservedly so. The Olympus TG-6 and OM System TG-7 are hugely popular for taking underwater pictures, and ...

Five tourists have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives. The group, from Italy, had been exploring underwater ...

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The bedraggled bumblebee queen seemed lifeless. Yet she was somehow alive — still breathing after being underwater for roughly a week in the lab. Did she manage to hold her breath for all that time, ...

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I had been floating face-down in the swimming pool of Matamanoa Resort in Fiji for nearly three minutes, eyes closed, breathing through a snorkel, when my freediving instructor’s voice reverberated ...

Spending hours underwater reveals details most divers never notice. Long underwater diving sessions push limits on focus, air management, and physical endurance. As time passes, marine life behavior ...