Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

I had been floating face-down in the swimming pool of Matamanoa Resort in Fiji for nearly three minutes, eyes closed, breathing through a snorkel, when my freediving instructor’s voice reverberated ...

Underwater photographers and free divers rescued a ray tangled in fishing rope – while being circled by sharks. The mobula ray was trapped 18m below the surface, completely wrapped in rope from a ...

World champion Morgan Bourc’his explains how breath control, calm, and gradual progression unlock one of the most meditative sports on earth. That’s not bad considering I could barely keep my head ...

Talk about a close call. Free divers had a very close encounter with a hungry whale. While a bit terrifying, it's a moment they will probably never forget. The incident happened last November in the ...

How do they do it? For centuries, a community of women on South Korea's Jeju Island have been diving without oxygen, holding their breath for several minutes as they harvest seafood from deep under ...

On a cool February morning in 1967, Navy diver Bob Croft packed his lungs with air and plunged into the Atlantic, descending more than 200 feet without a mask, fins or scuba tank. By most measures, Mr ...

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 ...