So it makes sense that by having a larger spleen, Bajau people have a genetic advantage when swimming underwater. Dr. Ilardo said: "There's not a lot of information out there about human spleens ...

The Bajau Laut community is biologically adapted to life at sea. (Representational image) For centuries, the Bajau Laut, an indigenous seafaring community in Southeast Asia, have lived a semi ...

The Bajau subsist by gathering shellfish on the sea floor In a striking example of natural selection, the Bajau people of South-East Asia have developed bigger spleens for diving, a study shows.

The Bajau Laut have traditionally lived semi-nomadic lives on the ocean, but climate change and overfishing are driving them ...

He recalls swimming dozens of feet underwater among ... very challenging.” Like many other Bajau Laut in the region, Salih and his family gave up their houseboat and now live in a stilt house ...