From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may be genetically adapting to environmental extremes. Many women who grow up ...

A group of women on South Korea's largest island, Jeju, follow a unique tradition to put food on the table: They freedive to depths of nearly 33 feet (10 meters) without using any special equipment.

The secret to tackling one of the United States’ most deadly chronic diseases may reside thousands of miles away in the chilly waters separating the Korean Peninsula and Japan, where generations of ...

A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast of Korea has uncovered genetic differences that could help them survive the intense physiological stresses of free-diving—and could ...

It’s been five months since Cal Poly University announced it was cutting its women’s and men’s swimming and diving programs. But the fight to save the women’s program, in accordance with Title IX ...

Maiya Otsuka has been named the acting head coach of the University of Massachusetts women's swimming and diving program after serving as an assistant coach for the men's and women's swimming and ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – BYU women’s swim and dive opened the 2025–26 season with an 18-point lead over Colorado Mesa to conclude the first day of competition. “I’m really proud of how our team is ...

The Haenyeo divers of Korea may hold the key to understanding and treating chronic diseases. The secret to tackling one of the United States’ most deadly chronic diseases may reside thousands of miles ...