The proud free-diving female fishers of South Korea's Jeju island hope to save their tradition from extinction by passing ...

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 ...

Women who free dive to harvest seafood are called "Haenyeo" in South Korea. But on Jeju Island, their numbers are dwindling.

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 ...