Tragedy generates advice on underwater breath-holding risks

Together, they initiated the creation of a new report, published in Experimental Physiology, to raise awareness of the risks ...

Report on risk of holding breath in shallow water driven by authors’ experiences

In 2022, Edinburgh University professor Andrew Baker, one of the authors of the report, and his daughter had to rescue and ...
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Why Can Humans Hold Our Breath For Longer When Underwater?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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The science of holding your breath: How could Kate Winslet stay underwater for over 7 minutes in Avatar 2?

Anthony Bain receives funding from the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada. It’s a remarkable feat; anyone (including professional freedivers) would acknowledge that a ...
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Which animals can hold their breath underwater the longest?

Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of time submerged thanks to a few clever tricks. When you purchase through links ...
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Kate Winslet Held Her Breath Underwater For Over 7 Minutes: "Am I Dead, Have I Died?"

Kate Winslet is full of hidden talents. Chief among them? Holding her breath underwater. It's an unusual skill she discovered on the set of "Avatar: The Way of Water," where she set a shocking ...