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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...