Japan's legendary Ama free-diving women still plumb the waters around Sugashima Island in search of abalone, turban shell and Ise spiny lobster. We glimpse the island through this extraordinary ...

The Ama divers of Japan, primarily in Toba and Shima, preserve an ancient tradition of free diving for shellfish and pearls, ...

What could a pool offer? The exterior of Deep Dive Dubai resembles a giant oyster — a nod to the United Arab Emirates' pearl diving heritage. With a depth of 197 feet (roughly the height of a 20 ...

allowing divers to launch themselves as high as possible. How deep is an Olympic diving pool? The pool into which Olympic divers dive (also known as a diving well) must be a minimum of 5m (16ft) deep.

Footage from a previous study supports this idea. This video spotted a hammerhead shark swimming during a deep dive off the coast of Tanzania. The shark's gills are almost invisible, suggesting ...