Paramount - Credit: C/O Tom Cruise explained in an Access Hollywood video when Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation was released that "normally in underwater sequences, people hold their breath ...

Unlike humans, marine mammals have evolved remarkable adaptations that allow them to hold their breath for extended periods, ...

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do.

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Hammerhead sharks can hold their breath to survive almost freezing-cold waters during deep dives, a study has found. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday ...

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It lasted 222 minutes and broke the record for diving mammals. Other whales can also hold their breath for a very long time. A sperm whale can spend around 90 minutes hunting underwater before it has ...