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Books to suit all tastes – Pt2
Printed books remain an ever-acceptable option as a present for all but the most Kindle-dedicated, so here is a selection of some of DIVER’s favourite recent diving-related titles. Read more...
Gifts for Divers – books to suit all tastes – Pt1
Printed books remain an ever-acceptable option as a present for all but the most Kindle-dedicated, so here is a selection of some of DIVER’s favourite recent diving-related titles. Read more...
Taking Care in the Dragon’s Lair
Leafy seadragons on the doorstep – for many of us they’re on the bucket-list. Read more...
DIVER Awards 2018
If so many recipients of the DIVER Awards are the same familiar names from year to year, the consistency over time of the voting serves to underline the main purpose of these most prestigious accolades. Read more...
Preconditioning Techniques
In other sports, preconditioning strategies such as warming up, passive heat maintenance and prior exercise are used to ensure that athletes perform as well as possible on game day. Read more...
Rock Stars of the Sea
Flowing arms, colour changes, dance battles and petite males disguised as females to trick their rivals – that's the courting behaviour of giant Australian cuttlefish. Read more...
Dance of the Nurses
ANDREY NEKRASOV witnesses an amorous nocturnal encounter in the Maldives. Read more...
Oldenburg through two World Wars
How often can you do a deep wreck dive just off the shore? Read more...
Allergic to Latex
Statistics indicate that 1 to 6% of the general population is allergic to natural rubber latex, and in rare cases, reactions can be so violent that they are fatal. Read more...
Tropic of Cancer
Does the south still capture the frontier spirit and diving quality found in the north in the 1980s? DAVID C WRIGHT spends a loosely planned month finding out. Read more...
Baby diver: The Sequel – Let the diving begin!
The sight of tiny babies swimming under water with their mouths wide open can be disconcerting, but it’s just a matter of getting in those early ‘water miles’ says HENLEY SPIERS Read more...
Diving Behind Closed Doors
The Atlantic Tank, the SETT and the Silent Pool – all three are now defunct dives, and all left lasting impressions on STEVE WARREN Read more...
Don’t Miss Mactan
Divers might know Mactan as the site of Cebu international airport. But as they dash straight on to famed spots such as Malapascua, Dauin and Moalboal, they’re missing a trick. Read more...
THE WAY FORWARD WITH PFOs
Some 25% of divers, in common with the general population, have a PFO, but the risk of DCI is quite low. Read more...
1918
It’s the final year of World War One, but the destruction of shipping continues through to November. Read more...
Wildlife Wonder
The first of the 100 shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 were revealed at the start of September. Read more...
Manatee Enchantment
It’s strictly snorkelling and for good reasons, but it’s an interactive experience like no other – LISA COLLINS reports from Florida’s Crystal River Read more...
JC fuels his own legend
James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge, directed by John Bruno, Ray Quint & Andrew Wight Read more...
Squirting and Sponging
Sea Squirts and Sponges of Britain and Ireland by Sarah Bowen, Claire Goodwin, David Kipling & Bernard Picton (Seasearch) Read more...
a salute to… HMS otranto
For the USA the sinking of HMS Otranto was the worst troop-transport disaster during World War One. Read more...
Marbles lost & found
19th-century Dutch steamer the Castor was carrying crates of antiquities when it sank in the English Channel in 1894, Read more...
Right at the top of his game
Deeper Into The Darkness: Vol 3 of the Diving Trilogy by Rod Macdonald Read more...
Why is tec-diver training so tough?
Often divers who embark on technical diving are experienced enough to have some unlearning to do first. That, as SIMON PRIDMORE explains, can aid in understanding of how to be a team-player Read more...
Diving and Epilepsy
For anyone at increased risk of suffering seizures, venturing under water might seem foolhardy, but there are certain circumstances under which diving may be possible. Read more...
Atmospheric Welcome
They take good care of the coastline in Dauin, and it shows in the quality of the diving, says SAEED RASHID. Read more...
Zeroing in on the small stuff
Raja Ampat is renowned for its beautiful corals and spectacular schools of fish, but NIGEL MARSH and HELEN ROSE also discovered Read more...
South Tobago – River, Sea & Ocean
This small island makes a big impression in terms of the quantity and quality of its underwater sights says LISA COLLINS. Read more...
5★ Holidays plus diving
Anantara makes it clear – it's a luxury Maldives resort that offers diving, but it's not the main attraction. How will that work out Read more...
