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 ...

There are many reasons why you may hold your breath. You may hold your breath while swimming, before playing a wind instrument, or just to see how long you can hold it. It's hard to hold your breath ...

Breath holding spells involve a child holding their breath, turning flushed or pale in the face, or losing consciousness. They usually have a trigger, such as anger or frustration. Breath holding ...

It happened. Your baby was upset, cried and then suddenly, nothing – no breathing and no noise – just your child holding their breath. The phenomenon, called breath-holding spells, had social media ...

Vitomir Maricic, a freediver from Croatia, did something incredible on June 14: He held his breath for 29 minutes and three seconds, shattering the previous world record by nearly five minutes. For ...

From childhood contests to grown-up moments of poolside bravado, most of us have tested our limits to see how long we can go without breathing. The aftermath includes experiencing a little ...

Anthony Bain receives funding from the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada. It’s a remarkable feat; anyone (including professional freedivers) would acknowledge that a ...