How Scuba Lessons Get Kids Excited About STEM

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kids - Underwater - Scuba Diving - Youth - PADI Science, technology, engineering and math are the STEMs that blossom into new discoveries that transform our lives. The Earth needs passionate scientists and engineers who can create a better future for the creatures who call this ocean planet home. Unfortunately, science and math are boring topics for many kids. Theoretical concepts don’t offer the same […]

Escape to Pohnpei, Micronesia’s Best Kept Secret

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Far out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies Pohnpei – a charming, naturally-rugged island that no one you’ve met has ever visited, or perhaps even heard of. But why? Pohnpei, a paradise island deep in the Pacific The myth of Pohnpei’s creation goes like this: One day, God created a tropical island just […]

Rays at Risk

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Rays at Risk Rays, skates and sawfish (along with sharks) are cartilaginous fishes, a class of over 800 species characterised by a cartilage skeleton and small tooth-like scales called denticles. There are many rays at risk, threatened by extinction, overfishing, pollution, boat traffic, and international trade causing population decline. Here are some of the species at risk: Sawfish […]

PADI Travel’s Top 7 Resorts for Diving and Culture

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We all love dive travel. It helps us unwind and understand more about the world, its cultures and the natural wonders within it. Indeed, the magic of a resort often comes down to the people behind the businesses – the receptionist who’s worked at the resort for over a decade, the second generation manager whose […]