Science

Heart rate slows. Blood pools toward the chest. Discovered in the 1940s, the mammalian dive reflex is what every human body still remembers about the water.

Nitrogen narcosis impairs every scuba diver who descends past 30 meters. Understanding why it happens — and what to do — separates safe divers from statistics.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has reclassified both the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal as 'Endangered' on its Red List, citing accelerating sea ice loss driven by climate change as the primary threat to both species.

A sport psychologist specializing in freediving has undertaken dives beneath Arctic ice to study how elite breath-hold athletes manage fear, focus, and physiological stress — research with implications beyond sport.

Researchers from the University of Warsaw have identified a dense cluster of ancient shipwrecks along the Libyan coastline, potentially revealing a previously unknown segment of ancient Mediterranean trade routes.