Tag: athletic performance
Ads, food and gambling galore − 5 essential reads for the...
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
On Sunday in Las Vegas, the Kansas City Chiefs will be looking to win their...
Your mighty tendons help you sprint, jump and move – a...
Hiroshi Asahara, The Scripps Research Institute and Ryo Nakamichi, The Scripps Research Institute
The ability to move is an...
Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes
Philip Anloague, University of Dayton
For most people, the term “stiffness” has negative connotations. When you wake up in the morning complaining of a “stiff...
Can Seabiscuit’s DNA explain his elite racing ability?
Steven Tammariello, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Seabiscuit was not an impressive-looking horse. He was considered quite lazy, preferring to eat and sleep...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
