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0August 17, 2010
Australia and Japan have most Diverse Marine Life

The Census for Marine Life has found that the most bio-diverse waters so far studied are around Australia and Japan. These each feature almost 33000 species. However, this could change as some highly diverse areas such as Indonesia and Madagascar have yet to report. Scientists combined information collected over centuries with data obtained during the [...]
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Submarine robots learn teamwork0July 19, 2010
Submarine robots learn teamwork

Submarine robots will soon work together as a team. Studying the deep ocean floor is cumbersome, expensive and dangerous. The majority of exploration efforts have to employ an autonomous unmanned vehicle (AUV), which works without control cables. But many AUVs are specialised, they cannot travel far alone and they can only provide a narrow range [...]
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0July 2, 2010
Aqua Lung America Recalls Apeks Power Inflators

Aqua Lung America are recalling Apeks WTX Power Inflators as the oral inflator button is not properly bonded to the oral stem and can fall off during use. This poses a leak of the buoyancy compensator contents and could result in drowning. The power inflator is the black mouthpiece with the two brass buttons at the [...]
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