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Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

Staff Writer - February 19, 2026

Several Olympic figure skaters have spoken publicly of their eating disorders in recent years. aire images/Moment via Getty Images

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The intensity and perfectionism that drive Olympic athletes also put them at high risk for eating disorders

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics promise relatively mild – but still chilly – temperatures compared to past games. Alex Pantling/Getty Images

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Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm

U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

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What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere

Bad Bunny performs on stage on Dec. 11, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America

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Trump’s dog whistle: the white, screwed-over sports icon

Staff Writer - June 23, 2016

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Are the high-rolling quants of horse racing our friends or foes?

Staff Writer - May 20, 2016

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Why so many baseball experts whiffed with last year’s predictions

Staff Writer - March 31, 2016

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In a state wrought with racial tension, Jackie Robinson…

Staff Writer - March 16, 2016

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Super Bowl 50’s data deluge: How much is too much?

Staff Writer - February 6, 2016

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For pro athletes on the cusp of retirement, what psychological challenges...

Staff Writer - January 4, 2016

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Should we blame Chelsea’s forwards for Mourinho’s departure?

Staff Writer - December 22, 2015

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Distance running is a perfect lab…

Staff Writer - November 25, 2015

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EXPLORING NATURE

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

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Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...

Staff Writer - February 28, 2026

Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation...

February 26, 2026

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...

February 25, 2026

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

February 19, 2026

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026