There often are tiny bits of plastic in the fish and shellfish we eat. Scientists are racing to figure out what that means for our health. BY ELIZABETH ROYTE Read this story and more in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. In a...
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This one is for Wilson - who is leaving Shanghai to Cancun - close to the best cenotes in the world. To the Maya, the water-filled cenotes in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula were portals to the underworld, Xibalba, and considered sacred...
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What are microplastics? What about a garbage patch? This glossary helps demystify plastic pollution. BY ELIZABETH ATALAY, LAURA PARKER, AND HEIDI SCHULTZ - National Geographic This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—The National Geographic multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic...
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Where do the terms port and starboard come from? Why is the toilet on a boat called the head? Why isn’t it on the poop deck? Today we answer divers’ frequently asked questions about boat terminology. We’ll also share the nautical history behind common terms...
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Sharks have a serious PR problem. Starting with Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws, the admonition ‘don’t go in the water’ became a matter of common sense for many people. Threatening background music used in shark documentaries and media coverage focusing on negative events, such as...
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The Philippines has some of the best diving on the planet - this vast archipelago of 7,641 islands scattered across 300,000 sq km of ocean has nearly nine per cent of the world's coral reefs and is the epicentre of...
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By the Divers Alert Network Medical Team www.danap.org Scuba diving exposes you to many effects, including immersion, cold, hyperbaric gases, elevated breathing pressure, exercise, and stress, as well as a post-dive risk of gas bubbles circulating in your blood. Your...
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On 24 September 1944, a squadron of 24 Helldiver bombers burst out of the sky above Coron Bay in the Philippines, located the Japanese supply fleet hiding among the islands below, and proceeded to blow it apart. The dive bombers, escorted by...
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Keeping yourself in good working order is as important as maintaining and servicing your dive kit WORDS DR. PETER LARKIN From basic ear problems to serious heart and circulation issues, there are various ailments that can stop us being fit to...
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Plastics, among other pollutants, are one of the most commonly found in oceans and on beaches globally. This is mainly for two reasons: first, plastic is very durable and often low in cost, so it is universally used for consumer...
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