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The water beneath me literally boils in a plethora of purple as anthias dance in the mild current.
Read moreThe spa gets its mineral waters from some hot volcanic springs that come out of the mountain right under the complex. From the ground floor, we go down a ramp that leads into a cavern draped in stalagmites and stalactites.
Read moreIn a world-first, the public is getting the opportunity to assist monitoring shark movements off the Western Australia coast in a bid to reduce the number of attacks.
Read moreAlready at risk from oil spills, hunting and habitat destruction, sea turtles have another obstacle to contend with: decompression sickness, also known as the bends.
Read moreSingapore Airlines passenger Jeremy Gutsche claims he racked up an internet usage fee of US$1171.46 in exchange for 155 page views. “I wish I could blame an addiction to Netflix or some intellectual documentary that made me $1200 smarter.
Read moreGabon has declared nearly a quarter of its territorial sea off-limits to commercial fishing. The central African nation is home to a variety of threatened species including great hammerhead sharks, manta rays and whale sharks.
Read moreSea turtles have evolved a set of defenses against sharks, using their unusual shape, and their ability to flexibly change direction to evade these efficient predators. In this case, a tiger shark is shown attacking a sea turtle.
Read moreThe present study examined shark distribution patterns, species-habitat associations, and marine reserve use with baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) along the entire Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) over a ten year period.
Read moreOn a dive boat everything is going well and all are having a good time. Suddenly a shout for help is heard from the port side. Looking over, a pair of divers is seen and one appears to be unconscious.
Read moreAccording to a new study from the University of British Columbia, the worst-case scenario—in which ocean temperatures rise by as much as 3 degrees Celsius by 2100—showed fish could move as far as 16 miles per decade away from the equator.
Read moreThee master clock responsible for establishing our bodies cyclic circadian rhythms and keeping all the body's cells in sync is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), a small, densely packed region of about 20,000 neurons housed in the brain's hypothal
Read moreIncreased decompression stress will be experienced by divers remaining warm during descent and bottom phases and cool or cold during ascent and stop phases.
Read moreThe microparticles are tiny capsules (2-4 micrometers) made of a single layer of lipids surrounding a small bubble of oxygen gas.
Read moreDoes diving produce free radicals? Can vitamins really protect divers from some the physiological effects of diving? X-Ray Mag’s own editor and medical doctor Andrey Bizyukin conducted a series of experiments to find out.
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