I'm standing on a black lava beach besides a huge, natural, rocky volcanic sea-castle, talking to a 70 year old free-diving ...

Follow Korean star Song Ji-hyo of 'Running Man' fame as she learns to become a haenyeo diver in BBC Earth's docu-series 'Deep Dive Korea'.

For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...

As the golden May holiday comes to a close, weather conditions across South Korea are set to bring a mix of rain and cooler temperatures, particularly in the southern regions and Jeju Island. This ...

As we move into this week (May 5-11), the weather across the nation is expected to remain overcast with scattered rainfall. The forecast predicts light rain across the中部 region and other parts of the ...

With summer vacations in full swing, Bengalureans are ready to pack up and travel. Among Indian travellers, Thailand and ...

Scientists studying Korea’s Haenyeo divers have uncovered genetic traits linked to blood pressure and pain tolerance.

Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims ...

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

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

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

A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast of Korea has uncovered genetic differences that could ...