A woman who went scuba diving in the ocean came up for air to find something crawling in her hair. Underwater videographer and owner of Kaimana Ocean Safari, Kayleigh Grant, lived in Kona, Hawaii ...

A couple of years ago, Melissa Ilardo found herself aboard a motorboat traversing the ocean around Jeju Island, which sits some 50 or 60 miles off the coast of South Korea. Before the vessel had even ...

To survive on this wild planet we call home, humans need to adapt. That's not just a feat of strength of will, but of the body. To deal with different environmental pressures, our bodies change over ...

Female divers from Jeju and Ulleung islands unfurl a Taegeukki (Korean flag) after performing a diving demonstration in front of Mongdol Beach on the nation's easternmost islets of Dokdo on Aug. 8, ...

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment -- even while pregnant. A study ...

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An island 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and celebrated community of women: the Haenyeo. These women dive year-round off Jeju Island, ...