It was never a typical school. No uniform. Vegetarian. Origins in eastern mysticism. No “Sir” nor “Miss”, with teachers ...

In 1923 at Belmont Park, a long-shot mare, an unknown rider and a fatal heart attack combined for horse racing’s strangest win.

The view from above the ski jump hill in Predazzo. The jury room, where Miran Tepeš monitors the wind, is at middle right — the tiny beige rectangle under a light tower. Daniel Karmann / picture ...

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. There is something about a good kiss that can stick with you, that can give you ...

ARC Future Fellow and Professor in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University You’ve booked the restaurant, chosen the outfit, and selected a romantic spot for the perfect nightcap. But have you ...

Curling doesn't get much airtime outside of the Olympics, but every four years it becomes fans' sports obsession. It looks like something anyone can do, a merging of shuffleboard with ice, but there ...

The Winter Olympic Games have begun, and once again the sport of curling is set to draw in scores of new converts. Although dominated by Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, and Scotland, many eyes during the ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway with more than 80 commentators covering events across an array of NBC platforms. With six ski jumping events, including a new men’s super team, there’s plenty of ...

To start off by answering your questions: Yes, this is real. Yes, some people are calling it "Crotchgate." Sure, we'll explain it all for you. Norway's ski jumping team was at the center of a scandal ...

The Winter Olympics in Italy this year could have an oddly shaped bump in the road. The world of elite ski jumping is currently beset by rumors of athletes artificially enlarging their penises to gain ...

MILAN — Adrian Livelten hunched over a sewing machine last March on the eve of the men’s ski jumping competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships. The suit technician for Norway’s national ski ...