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, ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Printemps Coreen (Korean Spring), a festival centered on Korean nature, art and culture in Nantes, France, presents its 12th ...

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

These women dive year-round off Jeju Island, collecting sea urchin ... Ilardo, along with colleagues in South Korea, Denmark and the United States, wanted to understand how the women manage ...