Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is ...

As climate change threatens global food security today, the story of a Nova Scotia potato blight 180 years ago offers a sobering historical parallel. This same plant disease, the destructive water ...

Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years. A weak region in Earth's magnetic field has ...

It follows an investigation and hearing which took place last month A TEACHER has been struck off after allegedly telling pupils during an English class about a dildo mishap that caused rectal ...

On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 aircraft, "Glamorous Glennis," achieving a speed of Mach 1.06. This flight disproved prevailing expert warnings that exceeding Mach 1 ...

How do you make a parable people have heard a hundred times feel new again? Cameron Bellm turns to Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Russian literary theorist Viktor Shklovsky for answers. “It is the goal of ...

Dear Annie: Families Anonymous could be a great help to many of the people who write in to you. The program is most often associated with families dealing with loved ones who struggle with addiction, ...

We were suffering from Stage IV cabin fever, so I suggested a trip down to the new John Glenn open-air observatory, located somewhere in Hocking County and we are lucky to have found the place on the ...

A Florida teacher is under investigation for singing a version of "Happy Birthday" with racist undertones to a 6-year-old Black student. Comparing Black people to monkeys has a long, painful history ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. During the 2018 NCAA men’s ...

Review & Outlook: The President reversed the Biden method and put Israel’s security first, setting up a deal which could deliver its war aims of disarming Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza and making sure ...