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Bridge diving in Bosnia: Brave enough to make the leap?

Cliff diving isn’t just a sport, it’s a tradition in the Bosnian city of Mostar.

Moments

Where is Europe’s first 4-person zip line and underwater escape room?

These abandoned mines and quarries in North Wales offer a chance for an eye-watering adventure.

Destinations

Cyprus bets on snorkelling tourism: Fancy exploring ruins underwater?

A 2,400-year-old underwater harbour is set to be Cyprus' newest tourist attraction for snorkelling holidaymakers.

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Dubai breaks world record for deepest pool

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Deep Dive Dubai is the deepest pool in the world and it is expected to open at the end of July. At a depth of just over 60 metres, the inside diving experience is being revolutionised with underwater habitats, cameras, speakers and courses for every level.

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Climate

Danish students rescue shopping trolleys and bikes from under the sea

A community of amateur divers found each other on social media and took it upon themselves to clean up the ocean.

Nature

How are these underwater sculptures protecting marine life?

The six mask-like sculptures are designed to encourage flora and fauna to return to the seabed.

Nature

This coral 'gardener' is restoring reefs devastated by global warming

Rosalie Bailie has spent the last six months replanting corals off the coast of Kenya.

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Treasures and tradition - find out how pearl diving in Dubai still uses traditional methods

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The Adventures programme explores the history of pearl diving using age-old techniques in finding unique gems inside a living creature.

Earth News

Meet the volunteers removing toxic trash from Stockholm's waters

Everything from lead batteries to scooters has so far been removed from these fragile ecosystems.

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Czech freediver plans world record attempt in swimming under ice

The Guinness record for swimming under ice is 76.2 metres. Czech freediver David Vencl from Teplice in North Bohemia is planning to break it.

Poland

World's deepest swimming pool opens its doors in Poland

The previous record belonged to a 42-metre-deep swimming pool in Italy. The new 'Deepspot' pool in Poland won't hold the record for very long, either.

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Extreme bridge diving goes ahead in Bosnia despite COVID-19 pandemic

Organisers stressed it was important that the tradition, whose origins date back to 1664, was not put on hold.

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Russian ice divers put up New Year's tree in Lake Baikal

They are now pining for a new challenge.

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Adventures – Explore, dive and discover the sealife in Dubai’s waters

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Watch our latest Adventures programme on what it’s like to take a first dive in Dubai’s beautiful shimmering sea.

Turkey

Watch: Diver dedicates new world record to Turkish soldiers

Turkish diver Sahika Ercumen has set a world record by swimming 100 metres underwater on one breath, beating the previous record of 90m.

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Divers carve pumpkins in depths of Florida Keys

A group of scuba divers submerged in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to take part in an underwater pumpkin carving contest

Tanzania

Man drowns proposing to his girlfriend during idyllic getaway

"We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruellest twist of fate imaginable," Kenesha Antoine wrote on Facebook following the death of her boyfriend.

Earth News

Oceans at threat: First humans deep dive into endangered Amazon Reef

On board the Greenpeace ship, six divers took the plunge to raise awareness about the irreversible risks to our ocean reefs.

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World War Two veteran breaks own scuba diving record at 96

A 96-year-old World War Two veteran celebrated his birthday on Saturday (August 31) by breaking his own record as the world's oldest active scuba diver for the third year running.

Spain

Watch: The Spanish winemakers who wear wet suits to work

The wines are aged for 18 months on the sea bed where under the increased atmospheric pressure they turn soft and silky.