An island 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and celebrated community of women: the Haenyeo. These women dive year-round off Jeju Island, ...

Alessandra Haddick At first glance, the massive underwater world of Avatar seems galaxies away from the South Bay. But for ...

On Jeju Island, 50 miles south of the Korean peninsula, senior women regularly dive up to 60 feet beneath the ocean’s surface. They collect sea urchins, sea snails called abalone and other food—and ...

A new DNA analysis of Korea’s all-women extreme divers has uncovered genetic adaptations that uniquely protect them from the intense stresses of plunging into coastal waters without oxygen. The ...

From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may be genetically adapting to environmental extremes. Many women who grow up ...

It was the surprise of a lifetime. A young diver surprised his girlfriend with a breathtaking underwater proposal in the Black Sea. Daniil, 21, from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, pulled off a perfectly timed ...

Each diver completed three 100-meter (328-ft) underwater swims using a flutter kick both with and without the exoskeleton and with it powered on and off. The test revealed impressive results, reducing ...

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