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 ...

SEOUL – For centuries, women on South Korea’s Jeju Island have dived deep into the sea to harvest seafood to provide for ...

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 ...

A deep diving culture by a group of women from a South Korean island may have let them evolve genetically. A study shows potential for medical discoveries.

A diver from Jeju Island: a Haenyeo (woman of the sea) photographed circa 1954 ... They sometimes work as deep as 65 feet below the surface, pushing the limits of human endurance.

What is more astonishing about these women is their age. Most of them range from 60 to 80 years old, and they still dive for ...

When you think "U.S. Navy," do you think "badass women"? Because you should. Some of the most badass female sailors include a courageous a deep sea diver, astronauts who made significant ...