I'm standing on a black lava beach besides a huge, natural, rocky volcanic sea-castle, talking to a 70 year old free-diving ...

A group of all-women extreme divers can be seen hauling the day's catch out onto shore in this image by Melissa Ilardo | Genetics And Genomics ...

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

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

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These women dive year-round off Jeju Island ... the Haenyeo have evolved to cope with the physiological stress of free diving. It’s a discovery that could one day lead to better treatments ...

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

A sea turtle, notorious for trying to nibble the mermaids’ flowing hair, keeps a respectful distance this time at the ...

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The women free divers descend as many as 60 feet ... differences that enable them to cope with the pressures of free diving — as well as a trait that may even protect the unborn children ...