Everyday Heroes: Scuba diving dreams come true for 81-year-old with cerebral palsy
Being on land is difficult for Beth Gillander. The 81-year-old has lived with cerebral palsy her entire life, affecting her ...
Christopher Reeve initially wanted to turn off life support when horse-riding accident paralyzed him: director
The "Superman" star, who died in 2004 after being paralyzed in an accident, is the subject of a new documentary about his life called "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story." ...
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12-year-old boy becomes youngest scuba diving master
A 12-year-old schoolboy has become the UK's youngest Master Scuba diver after completing the qualification on his birthday.
For Kelsey Grammer, Frasier is more than just his most famous role
For many of his fans, Grammer is inseparable from his sitcom character Dr. Frasier Crane. In an interview with Q’s Tom Power, ...
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10 Of The Best Scuba Diving Destinations In The World You Can't Miss
With oceans covering more than 70 per cent of Earth, an underwater diving experience can reveal the ocean's incredible wonders. Scuba diving is an underwater diving where divers use a self ...
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Why This Tiny Lizard Dives With a Natural Scuba Tank
Still, lizard scuba diving is a behavior of last resort. It’s not something that the species uses often, said Kurt Schwenk, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Connecticut who was not ...
Snorkelling in the Maldives’ coral reefs
Sports shops routinely sell snorkelling gear to city slickers. All of this crossed my mind as I waded into the turquoise ...
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Scuba diver’s death preventable if equipment was properly checked, coroner says
David Pleace, 57, died while scuba diving to a shipwreck in Scotland after part of his equipment disconnected. David Pleace died on a scuba diving trip off Orkney in 2021 (Police Scotland/PA ...
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'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators
A Costa-Rican lizard species may have evolved scuba-diving qualities allowing it to stay underwater for 16 minutes, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
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"Scuba-diving" lizard evolved bubble-breathing trick to dodge predators
When Dr. Lindsey Swierk studies water anoles in Central and South America, she can feel their presence even when she doesn't see them. The assistant research professor of biological sciences at ...
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This ‘scuba diving’ lizard has a self-made air supply
In the tropical forests of Costa Rica, a small lizard uses its own form of scuba gear — an air bubble on its head that allows it to breathe underwater for extended periods 1. Although many small ...
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'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators
"I've had people talk to me about how much they love scuba diving and freediving, and how they're interested in how animals might do the same thing," said Swierk. "So there's a great opportunity ...