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Frascati, Italy (Jan 24, 2008 12:57 EST) Ocean surface currents have long been the focus of research due to the role they play in weather, climate and transportation of pollutants, yet essential aspects of these currents remain unknown.
By employing a new technique – based on the same principle as police speed-measuring radar guns – to […]
A parasite that is dangerous to people is being found increasingly in wild salmon from rivers and estuaries.
Eating a live worm on the fish can cause severe symptoms, including erratic heartbeat, unconsciousness, breathing difficulties and respiratory failure, possibly leading to death. Pregnant women and the elderly are particularly vulnerable.
The fish posing the greatest risk […]
source : http://www.aquatec-innerspace.com
Herbert Nitsch has has announced on his website that he is preparing for the most ambitious freediving project ever. He plans to make a no-limits dive to no less than 250 metres in June 2008. A documentary will follow his dive to 250 metres and he also plans to […]
The Science Daily reports on how a saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater appears to improve nasal symptoms and may help prevent the recurrence of respiratory infections when used by children with the common cold, according to a new report.
Ivo Šlapak, M.D., of Teaching Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, and colleagues randomly assigned […]
Blue Whale
Blue whales are the largest mammals, and possibly the largest animal of any kind to have lived on Earth. A 33-metre long, 190-tonne whale has been seen, but most are smaller than this.
Blues were hunted to the brink of extinction during the 20th Century, before being protected in the mid-1960s. The most recent abundance […]
SEOUL (AFP) — Police have broken an illegal whale poaching racket, confiscating more than 50 tonnes of Minke meat in the largest seizure of its kind in South Korea, an official said Saturday.
Police said they had raided two warehouses in the southeastern port of Ulsan where the refrigerated meat from some 60 Minke whales was […]
The Science Daily has reported that helium supplies may be in danger. Helium, which is the gas which lifts the balloons at children’s parties, changes the voice and also used in some mixed-gas diving has been reported as depleting so rapidly in the world’s largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Texas, that supplies are expected to […]
March 1, 2008 is the deadline for entries in the 11th annual Underwater Images Photo/Video competition. Underwater Images is a non profit corporation registered in the State of Ohio with all proceeds from this competition going to marine conservation, educational, and scholarship purposes.
Categories include: Conservation, Majestic, Togetherness, Macro (Open & Novice), Wide Angle (Open & […]
