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Unveiling Earth's Heat: A Simplified Exploration of Global Warming

by Katharine Willis ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this enlightening book, readers will embark on a journey into the realm of global warming. The author dives into the depths of scientific knowledge to provide a comprehensive understanding of this pressing issue. Through accessible language and explanations, complex concepts become graspable for readers from all walks of life. Ready yourself for a ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this enlightening book, readers will embark on a journey into the realm of global warming. The author dives into the depths of scientific knowledge to provide a comprehensive understanding of this pressing issue. Through accessible language and explanations, complex concepts become graspable for readers from all walks of life. Ready yourself for a
... Read more
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The Wake of HMS Challenger

How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans' Decline

by Gillen D'Arcy Wood ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

9 hours 50 min

In December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition. Its goal: to shine a light on the mysteries of the deep sea. For the next four years, *Challenger'*s naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. The expedition’s achievements are the stuff of legend. It identified major ocean currents and defining features of ... Read more

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In December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition. Its goal: to shine a light on the mysteries of the deep sea. For the next four years, *Challenger'*s naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. The expedition’s achievements are the stuff of legend. It identified major ocean currents and defining features of
... Read more
Audiobook

Sleep Yourself Smart And Wakeup Wiser ( Oceanography Edition )

by Byron Caldwell ...

Narrated by Reed Jamison ...

Unabridged

2 hours 33 min

Drift through the twilight zone and master deep sea science in this immersive oceanography journey designed for restful sleep. As you settle into a state of deep relaxation, the narrative transforms the rigorous facts of ocean physics and marine biology into a soothing, atmospheric experience perfect for quieting a busy mind.Descend past the reach of sunlight where bioluminescent creatures and ... Read more

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Drift through the twilight zone and master deep sea science in this immersive oceanography journey designed for restful sleep. As you settle into a state of deep relaxation, the narrative transforms the rigorous facts of ocean physics and marine biology into a soothing, atmospheric experience perfect for quieting a busy mind.Descend past the reach of sunlight where bioluminescent creatures and
... Read more
Audiobook

The Sea Inside

by Philip Hoare ...

Narrated by Philip Pope ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’.The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we barely notice it.In ... Read more

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A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’.The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we barely notice it.In
... Read more
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The Gulf of Mexico

A Maritime History

by John S. Sledge ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written volume, John S. Sledge explores the people, ships, and cities that have made the Gulf's human history and culture so rich. Many famous figures who sailed the Gulf's viridian waters are highlighted, including Ponce de León, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, Francis ... Read more

£18.31

The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written volume, John S. Sledge explores the people, ships, and cities that have made the Gulf's human history and culture so rich. Many famous figures who sailed the Gulf's viridian waters are highlighted, including Ponce de León, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, Francis
... Read more
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California Against the Sea

Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline

by Rosanna Xia ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

Along California's coastline, the Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that millions of people call home. In California Against the Sea, Los Angeles Times coastal reporter Rosanna Xia asks: As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?Xia, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, ... Read more

£14.65

Along California's coastline, the Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that millions of people call home. In California Against the Sea, Los Angeles Times coastal reporter Rosanna Xia asks: As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?Xia, a Pulitzer Prize finalist,
... Read more
Audiobook

The Dark Frontier

Unlocking the Secrets of the Deep Sea

by Jeffrey Marlow ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

14 hours 43 min

An awe-inspiring and panoramic investigation into the hidden world of the deep sea - a mysterious, unforgiving landscape whose secrets radically revise our understanding of life on earth.The deep sea is one of our planet's last frontiers. For most of human history, it has been a remote realm shrouded in obscurity. But here, where the light cannot reach, lies a strange, wonderful and breathtaking ... Read more

£26.99

An awe-inspiring and panoramic investigation into the hidden world of the deep sea - a mysterious, unforgiving landscape whose secrets radically revise our understanding of life on earth.The deep sea is one of our planet's last frontiers. For most of human history, it has been a remote realm shrouded in obscurity. But here, where the light cannot reach, lies a strange, wonderful and breathtaking
... Read more
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The Secrets of the Titanic

by Paul-Henri Nargeolet ...

Narrated by Jonathan Oliver ...

Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres.Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until his untimely death in 2023.With hundreds of hours of diving to the liner and more than five thousand ... Read more

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September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres.Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until his untimely death in 2023.With hundreds of hours of diving to the liner and more than five thousand
... Read more
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Глубина: Фридайвинг и новые пределы человеческих возможностей

by Нестор Джеймс, Нестор Джеймс ...

Narrated by Кирилл Петров ...

Abridged

10 hours 50 min

Во время обычной журналистской командировки в Грецию Джеймс Нестор увидел такое, от чего пришел в полное замешательство: человек нырнул на глубину 100 метров (высота тридцатиэтажного дома) на одном вдохе и вернулся через четыре минуты невредимым и улыбающимся. Может, это мошенничество? Или фридайверы имеют сверхчеловеческие способности? Но автор с удивлением обнаружил навык глубоко нырять и ... Read more

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Во время обычной журналистской командировки в Грецию Джеймс Нестор увидел такое, от чего пришел в полное замешательство: человек нырнул на глубину 100 метров (высота тридцатиэтажного дома) на одном вдохе и вернулся через четыре минуты невредимым и улыбающимся. Может, это мошенничество? Или фридайверы имеют сверхчеловеческие способности? Но автор с удивлением обнаружил навык глубоко нырять и
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Audiobook

Albert & the Whale

by Philip Hoare ...

Narrated by Paul Hilliar ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022‘This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural world’ Patti Smith‘Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching’ Olivia LaingAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of L... ... Read more

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022‘This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural world’ Patti Smith‘Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching’ Olivia LaingAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of L...
... Read more
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Океан вне закона: Работорговля, пиратство и контрабанда в нейтральных водах

by Иэн Урбина, Иэн Урбина ...

Narrated by Роман Александров ...

Unabridged

19 hours 17 min

На нашей планете осталось мало неосвоенных территорий. Но, возможно, самые дикие и наименее изученные — это океаны мира. Слишком большие, чтобы их контролировать, и не имеющие четкого международного правового статуса огромные зоны нейтральных вод стали прибежищем разгула преступности. Работорговцы и контрабандисты, пираты и наемники, похитители затонувших судов и скупщики конфискованных товаров, ... Read more

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На нашей планете осталось мало неосвоенных территорий. Но, возможно, самые дикие и наименее изученные — это океаны мира. Слишком большие, чтобы их контролировать, и не имеющие четкого международного правового статуса огромные зоны нейтральных вод стали прибежищем разгула преступности. Работорговцы и контрабандисты, пираты и наемники, похитители затонувших судов и скупщики конфискованных товаров,
... Read more
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Waves and Beaches

The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast

by Willard Bascom, Kim McCoy ...

Narrated by Rich Miller ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

The Bestselling Classic Updated for Surfers, Sailors, Oceanographers, Climate Activists, and Those Who Love the SeaFirst published in 1963 and updated in 1979, this classic was an essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean. Willard Bascom was a master of the subject and included a wealth of information, based on theory and statistics, but also ... Read more

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The Bestselling Classic Updated for Surfers, Sailors, Oceanographers, Climate Activists, and Those Who Love the SeaFirst published in 1963 and updated in 1979, this classic was an essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean. Willard Bascom was a master of the subject and included a wealth of information, based on theory and statistics, but also
... Read more
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Emperors of the Deep

The Mysterious and Misunderstood World of the Shark

by William McKeever ...

Narrated by Tim Andres Pabon ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution. They are older than trees, have survived five extinction events and are essential to maintaining balanced ocean ecosystems, but how much do we really know about their lives?The first book to reveal the hidden world of sharks, Emperors of the Deep draws upon the latest scientific research to examine four species ... Read more

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Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution. They are older than trees, have survived five extinction events and are essential to maintaining balanced ocean ecosystems, but how much do we really know about their lives?The first book to reveal the hidden world of sharks, Emperors of the Deep draws upon the latest scientific research to examine four species
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Ocean

Earth's Last Wilderness - THE LANDMARK NEW BOOK BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

by Sir David Attenborough, Colin Butfield ...

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Colin Butfield ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **'Gripping... the wildlife is so fantastical that the images on the page feel like works of the imagination.' Evening Standard'THIS IS THE STORY OF OUR OCEAN AND WE MUST WRITE ITS NEXT CHAPTER TOGETHER. FOR IF WE SAVE THE SEA, WE SAVE OUR WORLD. AFTER A LIFETIME OF FILMING OUR PLANET, I'M SURE THAT NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT.'From the icy seas of our poles to ... Read more

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** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **'Gripping... the wildlife is so fantastical that the images on the page feel like works of the imagination.' Evening Standard'THIS IS THE STORY OF OUR OCEAN AND WE MUST WRITE ITS NEXT CHAPTER TOGETHER. FOR IF WE SAVE THE SEA, WE SAVE OUR WORLD. AFTER A LIFETIME OF FILMING OUR PLANET, I'M SURE THAT NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT.'From the icy seas of our poles to
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Waves

by Fredric Raichlen ...

Narrated by Tim Andres Pabon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 18 min

Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore? In Waves, Fredric Raichlen traces the evolution of waves, from their generation in the deep ocean to their effects on the ... Read more

£18.30

Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore? In Waves, Fredric Raichlen traces the evolution of waves, from their generation in the deep ocean to their effects on the
... Read more
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A Sea of Gold

Thomas Kydd 21

by Julian Stockwin ...

Narrated by Christian Rodska ...

Series Audiobook 21 - Thomas Kydd
Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. Thiswill be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane.So begins ... Read more

£21.99

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. Thiswill be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series.1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane.So begins
... Read more
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In Oceans Deep

Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves

by Bill Streever ...

Narrated by Jay Snyder ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

In this masterful account in the spirit of Bill Bryson and Ian Frazier, a longtime deep-sea diver masterfully weaves together the science and history of Earth's last remaining frontier: the sea.In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration. In Oceans Deepcelebrates the daring ... Read more

£16.99

In this masterful account in the spirit of Bill Bryson and Ian Frazier, a longtime deep-sea diver masterfully weaves together the science and history of Earth's last remaining frontier: the sea.In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration. In Oceans Deepcelebrates the daring
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RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR

by Philip Hoare ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

12 hours 58 min

Rich and strange from the tip of its title to its deep-sunk bones’ Robert MacfarlaneFrom the author of Leviathan, or, The Whale, comes a composite portrait of the subtle, beautiful, inspired and demented ways in which we have come to terms with our watery planet.In the third of his watery books, the author goes in pursuit of human and animal stories of the sea. Of people enchanted or driven to ... Read more

£18.99

Rich and strange from the tip of its title to its deep-sunk bones’ Robert MacfarlaneFrom the author of Leviathan, or, The Whale, comes a composite portrait of the subtle, beautiful, inspired and demented ways in which we have come to terms with our watery planet.In the third of his watery books, the author goes in pursuit of human and animal stories of the sea. Of people enchanted or driven to
... Read more
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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

by John Steinbeck ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in SEA OF CORTEZ, published in 1941. The day-to-day story of the trip is told here in the Log, which combines science, philosophy and high-spirited ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.In 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in SEA OF CORTEZ, published in 1941. The day-to-day story of the trip is told here in the Log, which combines science, philosophy and high-spirited
... Read more
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Challenger Deep – Der Abstieg zum tiefsten Punkt der Erde

Die wahre Geschichte der Trieste-Mission und der Männer, die in die Tiefsee vordrangen

by StorySculptres Graf ...

Narrated by StorySculptres Garf ...

Unabridged

22 min

Am 23. Januar 1960 erreichten zwei Männer einen Ort, den noch nie zuvor ein Mensch betreten hatte: das Challenger-Tief Der tiefste Punkt im Marianengraben.Mit 10.916 Metern der tiefste Punkt der Weltmeere. An Bord des Tauchbootes Trieste wagten sich Don Walsh, US-Navy-Lieutenant, und der Schweizer Tiefseeforscher Jacques Piccard in die völlige Dunkelheit der Tiefsee – mit ungewissem Ausgang.Dieses ... Read more

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Am 23. Januar 1960 erreichten zwei Männer einen Ort, den noch nie zuvor ein Mensch betreten hatte: das Challenger-Tief Der tiefste Punkt im Marianengraben.Mit 10.916 Metern der tiefste Punkt der Weltmeere. An Bord des Tauchbootes Trieste wagten sich Don Walsh, US-Navy-Lieutenant, und der Schweizer Tiefseeforscher Jacques Piccard in die völlige Dunkelheit der Tiefsee – mit ungewissem Ausgang.Dieses
... Read more
Audiobook

The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales

by SJ King ...

Narrated by Alfred Enoch ...

Series series The Secret Explorers
Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

Learn about humpback whales and fascinating deep-sea creatures in this action-packed adventure story.Dive into the world of The Secret Explorers and learn about ocean life in this action-packed first instalment in a brand-new fiction series.Meet The Secret Explorers! This group of brilliant kids come together from all four corners of the globe to fix problems, solve mysteries and gather knowledge ... Read more

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Learn about humpback whales and fascinating deep-sea creatures in this action-packed adventure story.Dive into the world of The Secret Explorers and learn about ocean life in this action-packed first instalment in a brand-new fiction series.Meet The Secret Explorers! This group of brilliant kids come together from all four corners of the globe to fix problems, solve mysteries and gather knowledge
... Read more
Audiobook

Ask an Ocean Explorer

by Dr Jonathan Copley ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

How deep do sharks swim? Have more people been into space then the deep ocean? And what effect are we having on the health of our seas? Ask An Ocean Explorer answers these questions and more!'Our everyday lives are connected to the deep ocean in ways we seldom realise.'In this audiobook is everything you need to know about our oceans, explained in 25 questions.In Ask An Ocean Explorer marine ... Read more

£19.99

How deep do sharks swim? Have more people been into space then the deep ocean? And what effect are we having on the health of our seas? Ask An Ocean Explorer answers these questions and more!'Our everyday lives are connected to the deep ocean in ways we seldom realise.'In this audiobook is everything you need to know about our oceans, explained in 25 questions.In Ask An Ocean Explorer marine
... Read more
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Mapping the Deep

Innovation, Exploration, and the Dive of a Lifetime

by Dawn J. Wright ...

Narrated by Dawn J. Wright, Gwen Steel ...

Unabridged

5 hours 32 min

Embark on an extraordinary journey into the depths of the ocean.Oceanographer Dawn Wright made history in 2022 when she became the first Black person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest and most unexplored place on Earth—a trip that took her over 10,000 meters beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface. We know less about the ocean floor than we do about the surface of the moon. To date, barely one ... Read more

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Embark on an extraordinary journey into the depths of the ocean.Oceanographer Dawn Wright made history in 2022 when she became the first Black person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest and most unexplored place on Earth—a trip that took her over 10,000 meters beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface. We know less about the ocean floor than we do about the surface of the moon. To date, barely one
... Read more
Audiobook

The Frontier Below

The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater

by Jeff Maynard ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. The first divers to enter that world held their ... Read more

£17.99

Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. The first divers to enter that world held their
... Read more

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