Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić broke the world record for longest human breath hold with a stunning 29 minutes and 3 seconds—almost five minutes longer than the previous record, set in 2021.

Getting enough oxygen in the water can be hard work. While fish and many other aquatic animals take air directly from the water through gills, other animals find ingenious ways to drag air bubbles ...

Did you know that the average human takes over 600 million breaths in their lifetime? As our key survival function, breathing is so necessary that it is primarily an involuntary act–it’s hardwired ...

Earlier this year, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić set a world record with a breath-hold of a mind-boggling 29 minutes and 3 seconds He beat the previous world record by nearly five minutes — but ...

For almost 30 minutes, Vitomir Maricic didn't take a breath. Face down in a pool, surrounded by anxious onlookers, the Croatian freediver fought spasming pain to redefine what doctors thought was ...

Here are 13 actors who held their breath underwater for an extraordinarily long time. Because the most exclusive club in Hollywood... is only accessible through the pool. Let's dive in. We don't know ...

Together, they initiated the creation of a new report, published in Experimental Physiology, to raise awareness of the risks ...

Did you know that the average human takes over 600 million breaths in their lifetime? As our key survival function, breathing is so necessary that it is primarily an involuntary act–it’s hardwired ...