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Underwater photographer and dive instructor in Hong Kong on why he loves his alternative lifestyle

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Underwater photographer and dive instructor in Hong Kong on why he loves his alternative lifestyle

I was always a water baby and everyone in my family loves to snorkel. Simon Lorenz as a child (centre) and brother Kevin (left) playing on Lake Baikal in Russia in 1992. Photo: Simon Lorenz American twang My parents worked for the government. My mother is a linguist. She is a Russian teacher and speaks … Read more

Saved from whaling, blue whales now face threat from global warming, human activities: Study

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Saved from whaling, blue whales now face threat from global warming, human activities: Study

NEW DELHI: Blue whales, the largest living animals, have recovered from being hunted, only to face the growing challenges from global warming and other human threats like underwater noise, pollution and disrupted food sources, according to a new stocktake of their population.Researchers found the greatest genetic differences among the blue whale populations in the eastern … Read more