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 ...

The answer: It depends on the rules. As the Daily Mail explains, humans set breath-holding records in water because they "can hold their breath twice as long underwater as they can on land.” The ...

The “completely unexpected” behavior reported in scalloped hammerhead sharks raises questions about how widespread it may be among other species. By holding their breath, scalloped hammerhead sharks ...

The July 26 Health article “They saved their dad using CPR they saw in movie scenes” was good, but it needed a strong caution. There is a serious need to highlight the dangers of holding your breath ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Kate Winslet is full of hidden talents. Chief among them? Holding her breath underwater. It's an unusual skill she discovered on the set of "Avatar: The Way of Water," where she set a shocking ...

When it comes to holding your breath, the animal kingdom puts humans to shame. Some species have evolved extraordinary ...