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Meet Red Sea Creatures - The Reef, in Your Pocket

A field guide, a dive planner, and a love letter to one of the richest seas on Earth - now an app. Here's everything it can do, and why I built it.

Jul 01, 2026Read more

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Meet the Shark That Prefers Walking to Swimming: The Discovery of Hemiscyllium dugeonae
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Meet the Shark That Prefers Walking to Swimming: The Discovery of Hemiscyllium dugeonae

While we often picture sharks as apex predators, a newly discovered species in Papua New Guinea challenges this notion by literally "walking" across the seabed on its fins. This unique shark, Hemiscyllium dugeonae, uses its fins like limbs and even boasts a "decoy eye" to fool predators, showcasing an unhurried and localized lifestyle far removed from the typical high-speed chase.

Jun 22, 2026Read more
World Sea Turtle Day - 150 Million Years of Survival, and Why Every Year Still Counts
Conservation

World Sea Turtle Day - 150 Million Years of Survival, and Why Every Year Still Counts

Sea turtles have swum Earth's oceans for an incredible 150 million years, outlasting dinosaurs and every major global catastrophe. On World Sea Turtle Day, June 16th, we celebrate these ancient survivors but also face a harsh truth: human civilization now poses a unique threat they can't adapt to, with six of the seven species fighting for their lives.

Jun 16, 2026Read more
Turning Your Next Dive Into Data: How Recreational Divers Are Saving the Oceans
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Turning Your Next Dive Into Data: How Recreational Divers Are Saving the Oceans

Every dive you take, every photo you snap, can become a vital part of global ocean conservation. Turn your passion into purpose by contributing real-time data and observations - no PhD needed - to fill critical knowledge gaps and protect our seas.

Jun 14, 2026Read more
Jacques-Yves Cousteau: The Explorer Who Gave the Ocean Its Voice
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau: The Explorer Who Gave the Ocean Its Voice

Today marks the birthday of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a visionary who revolutionized ocean exploration and changed how humanity sees the sea. Despite a career-ending accident, he gave the deep a voice, bringing its wonders into homes worldwide and making his pioneering work more relevant than ever.

Jun 11, 2026Read more
Dolphins' Deeply Human Social Memory: How Females Protect Themselves
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Dolphins' Deeply Human Social Memory: How Females Protect Themselves

Imagine a world where your safety depends on remembering every past interaction with others. Female bottlenose dolphins navigate just such a complex social landscape, using sophisticated long-term memory to track the behavioral history of males and protect themselves in a way we're only beginning to understand.

Jun 10, 2026Read more
Sea Turtle Week: Why Earth's Ancient Mariners Need Our Help Now
Conservation

Sea Turtle Week: Why Earth's Ancient Mariners Need Our Help Now

Every year from June 8-16, Sea Turtle Week calls on us to celebrate and act on behalf of these extraordinary ancient mariners. Having outlasted dinosaurs and ice ages, all seven species now face their greatest test, urgently needing our active protection from modern threats.

Jun 08, 2026Read more
World Oceans Day 2026: Reimagining Our Life-Support Ocean for a Thriving Future
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World Oceans Day 2026: Reimagining Our Life-Support Ocean for a Thriving Future

The ocean is our planet's primary life-support system, generating over 70% of the oxygen we breathe and buffering our climate from excess heat and carbon. This World Oceans Day marks a crucial transition from passive inheritors to active guardians, urging us to reimagine our relationship with the sea to protect it from escalating threats like warming and acidification.

Jun 08, 2026Read more
The Biological Chimera: Decoding the Evolutionary Plagiarism of the Seahorse
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The Biological Chimera: Decoding the Evolutionary Plagiarism of the Seahorse

Beyond their whimsical charm, seahorses are nature's most audacious biological chimeras, defying traditional definitions of fish. They are living mosaics of evolutionary innovations, "plagiarizing" traits from across the animal kingdom, most notably with males undergoing a radical hormonal alchemy to carry and nurture their young in a unique brood pouch. This reveals profound rule-breaking and efficiency in nature's designs.

Jun 07, 2026Read more
Red Sea Diving Rules 2026: New Egypt Regulations, Fees & Entry Changes
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Red Sea Diving Rules 2026: New Egypt Regulations, Fees & Entry Changes

Egypt’s Red Sea diving scene is entering a new era in 2026, with stronger regulation, greater environmental focus, and a push for more transparent, professional dive operations. From Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh to Dahab and Marsa Alam, divers can expect a better-protected reef experience as the industry shifts from volume-driven tourism to reef stewardship.

Jun 01, 2026Read more
The Silent Tide: Why Hundreds of Sharks are Washing Up on Welsh Shores
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The Silent Tide: Why Hundreds of Sharks are Washing Up on Welsh Shores

Along the Welsh coast, a peaceful morning walk has turned into a disturbing discovery as dog walkers found hundreds of dead catsharks and fish washed ashore. The scale and concentration of the wash-up suggest something far more serious than a routine strandings, raising fears of an industrial fishing incident just offshore.

May 30, 2026Read more
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