Jens Kuhfs

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Scientists Find New Evidence That South Korea’s Female Freedivers Evolved for a Life Underwater By Ian Bongso-Seldrup, May 8, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EST) Source: CNN Haenyeo sing traditional songs before heading out to sea to harvest abalone, sea urchins, seaweed, and other seafood from the waters around Jeju Island, South Korea Scientists studying the DNA of the famous female freedivers of Jeju Island—the haenyeo—have discovered there are unique genetic differences that the women have evolved to...