Scientists have investigated the unique biology of the Haenyeo, women from the South Korean island of Jeju who are known for ...

Jeju Haenyeo — which translates to "women of the sea" — begin diving for seafood at around the age of 15, gathering abalone, ...

The physiological and genetic traits of a group of octogenarian fisherwomen in South Korea have been shaped to dive into deep ...

Her efforts in freediving can be seen in the three-episode of 'Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo's Haenyeo Adventure' on BBC Earth ...

In the Yucatan Peninsula, Fisher discovered freediving – a sport where people dive underwater while holding their breath. After completing his first course, Fisher was hooked. “I would just ...

Formula One roars into Miami, and GQ columnist Chris Black goes electric for a ten-hour Georgia-Florida road trip in a ...

For an alternative to the fast-paced capital and its crowded tourist haunts, consider the country’s small towns, shaped by ...

Past work from Ilardo has shown that nomadic Bajau divers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have especially large ...

For those unfamiliar, “haenyeo” are female freedivers from South Korea’s Jeju Island who harvest seafood without using any ...

Mike McGoldrick, 40, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, has had a passion for diving since he was 13 years old. Fearing that ...