The beluga whale that blows bubbles and juggles

"Like children blowing little bubbles through rings, these beluga whales are astounding onlookers by learning to blow bubbles of air underwater. The whales have delighted thousands of visitors since being taught...

Rescued Scuba Divers Recount Ordeal of Floating Lost Overnight in Shark-Infes...

These stranded scuba divers, bobbing in shark-infested waters,  had seen "Open Water." The movie recounted the tragic story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were left behind by a dive boat in 1988 and were...

Golden earwax spoon may be worth $100,000

I wonder if golden earwax spoons were considered a sign of prestige 385 years ago. Like if you were shopping and you spotted a cute girl, would you use your golden earwax spoon to show off your bling?" KEY WEST, Fla. - Experts found a tiny gold...

2007 Worst Jobs in Science

The 'popular' magazine Popular Science has released its yearly account of the worst jobs in science - "Our annual bottom-10 list, in which we salute the men and women who do what no salary can adequately...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Tale Of Three Reports :: MAXINE

Observations on the Fijian Coup:  "The internet is a fascinating resource, one can receive news alerts from all over the world … or just one country and learn about how things are getting along. For...

Diver escapes from shark's mouth

"An Australian diver fought himself free from the jaws of a 10ft great white shark that swallowed his head and shoulders and then bit him around the torso. Eric Nerhus, an abalone diver, told rescuers that he pushed his abalone chisel into the shark's head and poked it in the...

Origins of The Pearling Industry

"Australia's pearling industry The pearling industry was a major economic force for over one hundred years in northern Australia and for business interests in the southern capitals from the 1850s onwards. However, alongside the development of the industry were stories of...

Mystery Surrounds Diver Deaths in Arctic

"Five hundred miles north of Alaska, a group of shipmates from the Coast Guard cutter Healy tossed a football on the blue-and-white, diamond-hard Arctic ice."

Area divers react to stingray death

""I just wouldn't get that close as a rule, unless they're used to seeing divers like the ones in Stingray City in the Cayman Islands," a tourist destination with a trained staff, said Borek, a Medway resident. Fishermen used to go to the area to clean their catch, which...

Researcher dies after Andrea Doria dive - Yahoo! News

Bright, of Flemington, N.J., resurfaced from a dive late Saturday with decompression sickness and went into cardiac arrest, according to the Coast Guard. He was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital a short time later. Bright was a historian and an experienced technical diver...

Italians dive the most - it’s official!

"Football Spectator - The stereotypical view of an Italian footballer is of a diver, who tries to cheat and influence the referee. Information Builders’ alternative World Cup statistics confirm this view."

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