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Review: Many Things Under a Rock – The Mysteries of Octopuses, by David Scheel

Review: Many Things Under a Rock – The Mysteries of Octopuses, by David Scheel

ByMax JamesSep 26, 2023

A review of Many Things Under a Rock – The Mysteries of Octopuses, by David Scheel In recent years we…

What sunscreens are safe for divers & reefs?

What sunscreens are safe for divers & reefs?

ByMax JamesJan 24, 2022

One drop of most sunscreens in 15 million litres of water is all it takes to damage a reef. And…

Review: Puff: Wonders of the Reef

Review: Puff: Wonders of the Reef

ByMax JamesJan 24, 2022

Okay, it’s a kids’ film. True, it is a tad anthropomorphic, and yes, it is slightly cutesy. But watch this…

What’s happened to False Bay’s great white sharks?

What’s happened to False Bay’s great white sharks?

ByMax JamesJul 9, 2020

False Bay in South Africa used to be one of the few places on the planet that divers safely protected…

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Review | Deepblu Cosmiq+ dive computer

ByMax JamesSep 30, 2019

More often than not, when it comes to technology, simple is best. The elegant, functional, and extremely easy-to-use Deepblu Cosmiq+ dive computer…

All 12 Wild Boars Thai youth footballers rescued from cave

All 12 Wild Boars Thai youth footballers rescued from cave

ByMax JamesJul 10, 2018

In a remarkable conclusion to a remarkable rescue operation, all of the 12 teenage members of the Wild Boar football…

The Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate on the planet

The Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate on the planet

ByMax JamesSep 20, 2017

The massive, slow-moving Greenland shark is, according to new research, the oldest living vertebrate on the planet and could live to…

Top of the range G-Shock watch for divers

Top of the range G-Shock watch for divers

ByMax JamesSep 1, 2016

This is a hardcore time piece pitched at the professional diving market.  The GWF-D1000, part of the G-Shock’s Frogman Series,…

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Robot diver recovers vase from deep wreck

ByMax JamesApr 29, 2016

A robot diver, developed by Stanford University, is being used to explore one of Louis XIV’s ships sunk in 1664…

a boat moored in the laguna off Tiran island

Anger over Egypt’s move to return control of Tiran islands to Saudi Arabia

ByMax JamesApr 16, 2016

The row over building a bridge between Egypt and Saudi Arabia intensified with the announcement that the Egyptians have agreed to hand…

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