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Discover Wildlife

“I nearly lost my dive watch and a glove while ‘holding hands’ with an octopus in this way.”

I’ve learned how to befriend an octopus. I keep still, present my hand and pretend not to look directly at it. It eventually ...

Swimmer who vanished at Lovers Point was wearing a shark deterrent. What science says about what they do — and don’t do

Witnesses reported seeing a shark breach just offshore at Lovers Point that morning, where Fox was leading a group of about a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Excitement With a Little Dash of Fear’: Polar Plunges Ring in the New Year With a Splash. But What Actually Happens to Your Body?

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should ...

Dolphins aren’t cute: GoPro footage shows brutal, unsettling reality of how they hunt

Dolphins are often cast as playful, gentle creatures, but footage from GoPros attached to six wild bottlenose dolphins tells ...

The best Christmas gifts for swimmers in the UK, from swim socks to snorkels

Here’s what everyone from top-level coaches to year-round ocean-dippers told us they’d love to unwrap on Christmas Day ...
PC Magazine

Nano Banana Pro Unpeeled: See What I Made With Google's Newest AI Image Generator

Google Gemini's Nano Banana Pro excels at generating images and manipulating them however you see fit. Here's what makes it feel so magical. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and video games ...
Newsweek

California Map Shows Cities That Could Go Underwater if Sea Levels Rise

If sea levels rose by 10 feet, California's coastline would be considerably impacted, a projection map by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows. Loftis said that the ...
IEEE

LoRaWAN for Underwater System: Early Results from Performance Testing on the Swimming Pool

Abstract: This paper presents the experimental results of testing the performance of LoRaWAN operated underwater. The parameters that were tested are RSSI and SNR. The data collection testing was done ...
Medical Xpress

Tragedy generates advice on underwater breath-holding risks

For many, swimming is a source of joy and freedom, but holding your breath in shallow water can be fatal. In July 2022, Andrew Baker, a professor working on cardiovascular disease, and his daughter ...