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

The secret to tackling one of the United States’ most deadly chronic diseases may reside thousands of miles away in the ...

A generations-long culture of deep-diving among women on a South Korean Island may have changed their genetic evolution. A ...

An international team of researchers has shed light on the genetic and learned characteristics that aid South Korea’s ...

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 ...

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

Imprints of evolution can be seen among the Haenyeo of South Korea. After generations of foraging for food on the seabed, ...

Haenyeo — literally "sea women" — are Korean cultural divers who have developed adaptations allowing them to dive for longer periods than other people. The island's inhabitants appear to have ...

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

These women dive year-round off Jeju Island, collecting sea urchin, abalone and other seafood from the ocean floor, descending as much as 60 feet (18 meters) beneath the surface multiple times ...

Nature and nurture give Korea’s women divers, known as Haenyeo, an edge in deep-sea diving with high cold tolerance and low ...