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 ...

The Haenyeo women who dive deep into the East China Sea to harvest sea urchins and shellfish spend the most time underwater of any humans ever studied — one to five hours a day, researchers report ...

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 ...

U.S. diver Delaney Schnell was one of 18 to move on following the preliminary round of the women’s diving 10m platform competition at the Paris Olympics.

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 ...