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Japanese Mermaids: Ancient Pearl Hunters of the Sea

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These women are the last of their kind. In their floral wetsuits, they fill their lungs with air and dive for long periods of time deep into the Pacific ocean, with nothing more than a mask and flippers. They are known as Ama and make a living hunting for abalone, a sea snail that produces pearls. [...]

Underwater Crop Circles Discovered

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They could be the work of a talented scuba diver using precise tools and measurements, but they’re not. Japanese underwater photographer Yoji Ookata, discovered these mysterious circles after almost 50 years of exploring our underwater world. Eighty feet below sea-level and approximately 6.5ft in diameter, Yoji, nor anyone else, had ever seen anything like it. So who [...]

TRAVEL P0RN: Dive In!

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It seems we’re experiencing a universally crappy summer so far this year, so let’s take a moment to daydream about some of the most magnificent places on earth to take a dip with another edition of Travel P0rn©!     Dona Ana Beach, Algarve, Portugal   :::       Marble Caverns of Carrera Lake, [...]

The Amazing Sea of Stars

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This picture is not photoshopped. What you’re looking at is Bioluminescent Phytoplankton (food for fish and whales)  washing up on the shores of Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives. Bioluminescence is the emission of light from an organism. Fireflies, glow worms and plankton all have bioluminescent capabilities. Luminescence occurs when micro-organisms, called dinoflagellates, are disturbed in water [...]



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