Research reveals how natural selection shaped the Bajau sea nomads’ spleens to boost oxygen delivery, helping them dive for ...

The Bajau tribe of Indonesia have become the first known humans to genetically adapt to diving. The tribe live an extremely amphibious life, and have now been proven to possess the genetic makeup to ...

A group of Haenyeo pose for photographers as they perform a demonstration during a media event on November 6, 2015. The term "Haenyeo," or "sea women," refers to women who use free-diving techniques ...

It may not be a superpower from a sci-fi show, but the Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia have evolved a genetic ability to use oxygen more efficiently. This makes them excellent ...

Imagine spending all your day swimming in the sea, how would you survive? They live in houseboats, moving across the South East Asian waterways from place to place and rarely setting foot on dry land.