Her older sister, Isabel Atkin, Great Britain’s first skiing Olympic medallist, was more free-spirited. She would jump from ridiculous heights, shouting “Come on!” at her younger sister. Isabel was ...

NYT Connections Answer: The New York Times’ daily brain teaser, Connections, rolled out its Wednesday, March 11 puzzle, and it once again tested players’ ability to think carefully about words. The ...

Jake Canter was in a coma at 13. Now, he's an Olympic bronze medalist. He entered his final run in 10th, then rocketed to the men’s slopestyle podium.

Donald Trump has built a reputation for saying exactly what’s on his mind, often delivering remarks with the kind of off-the-cuff confidence that keeps audiences […] ...

Eight starts into his MLB career, the Mets' budding ace is making himself at home next to Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal in the U.S. rotation.

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Studies were conducted to determine if MJ’s in-game superstition truly worked.

According to new research, that could be the perfect prescription for dementia prevention. A new study from Johns Hopkins found that one type of brain-training computer game may help reduce the risk ...

How many brain cells does it take to play a game of Doom?

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research.Surprisingly, it wasn't memory or problem-solving tasks that ...