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 ...

the female seafisherfolk of Jeju – an island (population 600,000, pronounced Jay-Joo) off the south coast of Korea, a place which simultaneously manages to be beautiful, ugly, unique ...

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

Check out these 15 Korean dramas filmed on Jeju Island, including some of the best recommendations like When Life Gives You ...

Ilardo has spent years studying human adaptations to extreme environments. In 2018, she and her colleagues published a paper ...

A group of women on South Korea's largest island, Jeju, follow a unique tradition to put food on the table: They freedive to ...

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

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

A generations-long culture of deep-diving among women on a South Korean Island may have changed their genetic evolution. A study shows potential for medical discoveries.

Genetic adaptation and physiological changes among South Korea's Haenyeo divers revealed in groundbreaking study.