Getting enough oxygen in the water can be hard work. While fish and many other aquatic animals take air directly from the water through gills, other animals find ingenious ways to drag air bubbles ...

You may have noticed, on a lazy day spent in a swimming pool, that it is somewhat easier to hold your breath for longer when you are underwater. This may seem weird, given the increased pressure ...

Take, for instance, Croatian freediver Budimir Šobat. On March 27, 2021, Šobat held his breath underwater for an astounding 24 minutes and 37 seconds—a feat that was only possible thanks to minutes of ...