Showing posts with label DCS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DCS. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

How whales avoid the bends

Beaked whales can spend two hours beneath the surface. Dolphins descend down to 1,000 feet and ­routinely make as many as 20 dives in a row to 300 feet. Research shows how these mammals avoid getting hit with decompression sickness. Read more in my piece in Scuba Diving magazine.