Few people on Earth can tell the kind of stories that Sylvia Earle can. We’re leaning forward intently as the legendary oceanographer recounts one of the most memorable moments of her long career. The year was 1979, and Earle was about to embark on the deepest undersea walk ever attempted. At a depth of 381 metres beneath the surface, she stepped off the edge of a submersible – and into the abyss.
“It was completely dark,” she recalls, “except for the flash, sparkle…
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