Enlarged Spleen Key to Diving Endurance of 'Sea Nomads'

9/5/2018; 2 minutes

Over hundreds if not thousands of years, a group of Southeast Asian sea nomads known for their deep-diving prowess has evolved a solution to increasing their underwater time: larger spleens. (#34023)

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