Jeju Island has been called Samda Island (Three Abundances Island) since ancient times due to its abundance of wind, women, and stones. Among these, stones exemplify the characteristics of the ...

The island of Jeju, often referred to as the “Hawaii of South Korea,” has issued a multi-language guide warning international visitors to behave following a string of viral tourist incidents and cases ...

On South Korea’s Jeju Island, a group of Korean women who live underwater for much of their day continue a centuries-old, yet fading tradition. Known as the Haenyeo, or “women of the sea,” they free ...

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 ...

SEOGWIPO – “I’m earning credits, gaining real-world experience and spending my semester by the ocean. What’s not to love?” said Kim Seung-ju, a 20-year-old university student taking pictures in ...

A new study has uncovered genetic differences in Korea’s elderly Haenyeo divers that may help them withstand the extreme stresses of free-diving, including high blood pressure and cold temperatures.

A new DNA analysis of Korea’s all-women extreme divers has uncovered genetic adaptations that uniquely protect them from the intense stresses of plunging into coastal waters without oxygen. The ...

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 ...