To date, this summer has seen six shark attacks off the coast of New York’s Long Island. Swimmers have been bitten on their feet, hands, butts, and one very unlucky gentleman was knocked off his paddleboard and bitten on the leg. Fortunately, none of these incidents were life threatening.  So […]

For at least 1000 years, the Bajau people of Southeast Asia have lived in close proximity to the ocean. Bajau fishermen spend up to 60 percent of their day underwater and can dive more than 70 meters down using only homemade goggles. With such an affinity for water, scientists have […]

Tardigrades, also called water bears, may be the toughest group of animals in the world. Barely the size of a poppy seed, they can withstand extreme cold, intense pressure, and even the hard vacuum of space. They can also tolerate high doses of radiation, up to 100 times the lethal […]