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An underwater photographer to keep an eye on: interview with Pietro Formis

Pietro Formis, born in 1978. DAN member since 2008. Pietro Formis wants to make us dream, to take us into the Wonderland that is the...

12 May 2026

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Fitness to Dive, Aging, Exercise, and Your Heart

Let’s talk about what fitness to dive really means, how you can mitigate risk and improve your longevity as a diver. Let’s break the most...

08 May 2026

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Creatine and Diving: Is it Good for You?

Creatine is a very popular supplement among fitness enthusiasts, bodybuilders and competitive athletes. Yet is it safe to take creatine while diving? Or can it even be beneficial? Let’s take a look at the science and find out: What does creatine do? Creatine is an intermediate energy storage medium for your body’s cells. The energy used by many physiological processes, including muscle contraction, comes from a molecule called adenosine triphosphate,...

11 March 2026

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How Dangerous Is Scuba Diving? Let’s Ask the Micromort

Is diving dangerous? This is a thorny question which has been circulating since scuba diving is no longer being perceived as an high-risk activity for...

06 February 2026

The value of biodiversity flows through the Strait of Messina

The Strait of Messina is more than just the strip of sea separating Sicily from the mainland; it is a beating heart of biodiversity, a...

28 January 2026
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