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First national study of diving-related injuries

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If it's at the Olympic Games or at the neighborhood pool, diving is one of the fastest growing sports in this country. Every day millions of people do it and every four years during the Olympics, billions of people watch ...





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Elephant seals take naps while diving

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study may have solved the long-standing question of how elephants sleep during their long migrations at sea, when they can be away from land for up to eight months.


Census of Marine Life and ocean in Google Earth bring ocean information to life

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Web visitors can now share the excitement of Census of Marine Life explorations as scientists uncover the mysteries of what lives below the surface of the global ocean.


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Researcher reveals humpback whales' dining habits -- and costs

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created Nov 27, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

As most American families sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, a University of British Columbia researcher is revealing how one of the largest animals on earth feasts on the smallest of prey – and at what cost.


Researcher sheds light on 'man-eating' squid; finds them timid, non-threatening

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

News reports last week about scuba divers off San Diego being menaced by large numbers of Humboldt's or jumbo squid have raised the ire of University of Rhode Island biologist Brad Seibel. As a leading expert on the species ...


Breathing second life into language teaching

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An international team has developed a wireless virtual reality environment that can help promote language learning and let students practice. The researchers have demonstrated their Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment ...


Seals protect brain during icy dives

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created Oct 10, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Norwegian scientists say they've determined seals cease shivering during long icy dives to conserve oxygen and, therefore, minimize brain damage.


Unlocking mystery of the deep: Florida reef getting a road map

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Equipped with floating GPS units, side scan sonar and waterproof paper, college students dove 25 feet down into an underwater classroom with a pioneering assignment: create a three-dimensional, interactive map of a reef.


Research shows how insects use trapped oxygen to breathe underwater

Research shows how insects use trapped oxygen to breathe underwater

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hundreds of insect species spend much of their time underwater, where food may be more plentiful. MIT mathematicians have now figured out exactly how those insects breathe underwater.


NOAA and partners to survey marine life at USS Monitor wreck site

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NOAA will participate in a private research expedition to study marine life living on and around the wreck of the USS Monitor. The August 2-8 expedition is the first in the history of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary devoted ...


Anna's hummingbird chirps with its tail during display dives

Anna's hummingbird chirps with its tail during display dives

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created Jan 30, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 0

The beeps, chirps and whistles made by some hummingbirds and thought to be vocal are actually created by the birds' tail feathers, according to a study by two students at the University of California, Berkeley.



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