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A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.

During WWII, scientists experimented on themselves to help divers and submarine crews. The scientists conducted over 600 experiments on themselves, breathing CO2, oxygen, and more gases. The British ...
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The Navy's experimental underwater habitat

Undersea agriculture. Deep sea mining. Human colonies on the ocean floor. These were the dreams of Capt. George Bond, a Navy medical officer. It was the age of exploration. While NASA made front-page ...
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Florida Scientist Breaks Record For Longest Time Spent Living Underwater

A Florida scientist who goes by Dr. Deep Sea online has just broken the record for the longest time living underwater, according to his Instagram post. Dr. Deep Sea, or Joe Dituri, is a US Navy ...
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Underwater spacewalks recreate the 'moon' in a giant NASA pool (photos)

Before walking on the moon, future astronauts may go for a swim. The famed Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has trained hundreds of spacewalkers since 1992 ...