Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving without scuba gear to collect abalone, octopus, kelp ...

The South Korean province of Jeju is well-known for a culture of women known as the “haenyeo.” They are the breadwinners in their communities who make a living free diving to harvest seafood. The ...

For generations, the all-female Haenyeo divers have routinely dove into frigid waters off the coast of South Korea, holding their breath for... The genetic adaptations that make South Korea's 'super ...

MANILA, Philippines — Unknown by many, Southern Leyte is home to an amazing underwater biodiversity, which has remained relatively untouched all these years. Philippine authorities need only to put in ...