On South Korea’s largest island, Jeju Island, a group of women free-dive into frigid waters year-round to harvest food from […] ...

The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, ...

Jeju Haenyeo — which translates to "women of the sea" — begin diving for seafood at around the age of 15, gathering abalone, sea urchins and octopuses. According to UNESCO, members of the group ...

The Haenyeo’s unique traits stem from both genetics and lifelong practice, offering clues for improving cardiovascular health ...

Ilardo has spent years studying human adaptations to extreme environments. In 2018, she and her colleagues published a paper describing the first population found to have evolved genetic adaptations ...

Nature and nurture give Korea’s women divers, known as Haenyeo, an edge in deep-sea diving with high cold tolerance and low blood pressure. Laura is an Assistant Editor for The Scientist. She has a ...

Hayden’s diving group were the only two other athletes from Shawnee County to earn a top-eight finish. Kaylee Gregg, a senior ...

The Emporia High girls swim and dive team finished third at the Centennial League Championships on Thursday. Emporia High had ...

So much so he was named the Class 2A Girls’ Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year Friday, May 2, at the Minnesota Swimming and Diving High School All-State Banquet. Coach Dan Anderson talks to ...