The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may ...

The world's top free divers can hold their breath for minutes at a time, embarking on extended underwater adventures without the aid of scuba equipment. Two new studies led by University of Oregon ...

Amber Bourke stands on the ocean floor, facing away from a black abyss while holding her breath. Slowly, she crouches down and pushes off, arching her back gracefully and spinning down into the ...

Exploring the world's oceans has been one of humankind's most difficult endeavours. Over centuries, diving technology has developed from diving bells to clunky diving suits to "air-lungs." Recently, ...

One of the most common diving disorders UAB Emergency Medicine experts see is middle-ear barotrauma, which involves damage to the tympanic membrane in the ear due to a difference in the pressure ...