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Senior Citizen Cetaceans, Sharks and Sea Turtles

What happens when whales, sharks and sea turtles get old? Learn how these iconic ocean animals age, die and
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Learning Whale Speak

Discover how researchers are using AI, bio-loggers and machine learning to help decode whale communication.

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The ocean has many healing powers, and one of them is countering NDD - nature deficit disorder. Reconnect with

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Greener and Better

Battery innovations are making dive electronics more useful and compact, as well as more environmentally friendly.

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Public Safety Dive Teams: A Selfless Cause

Public safety divers don't choose when or where they dive; they dive where their skills are needed. Do you

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Dive Skills You Will Almost Certainly Use

As a diver, some skills you learn will always come in handy, like the ones you pick up in

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Are We Saving the Whales?

Since the peak of whaling in the 60s, PADI Divers have been activists for whale preservation. But are we

The Legacy of Sea Hunt

The 1950s television series Sea Hunt inspired thousands of people to start scuba diving. See why it still has

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