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

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

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

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

From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may ...

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

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

Trained and genetic differences could help the women survive the intense physiological stresses of free-diving—and could ...

Past work from Ilardo has shown that nomadic Bajau divers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have especially large ...

Jeju Haenyeo — which translates to "women of the sea" — begin diving for seafood at around the age of 15, gathering abalone, ...

A recent study has uncovered surprising genetic traits in a group of women known for their incredible diving skills off the ...

Her efforts in freediving can be seen in the three-episode of 'Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo's Haenyeo Adventure' on BBC Earth ...