In Switzerland, commuters have discovered a new way to get to work, taking full advantage of the remarkably clean rivers. In places like Bern and Basel, people head to the office by taking a refreshing swim in what’s become a summer staple.

Tales of Olympics: Andy Murray takes a look at the story behind the Olympic power couple. Both athletes in the Czech team in Helsinki’s 1952 Olympic Games, Dana Zatopek won her first gold in the women's javelin throw, just one hour after her husband won the…

People are less likely to give a woman CPR due to fears of hurting her or being accused of inappropriate touching. One Australian CPR provider is trying to change that by putting breasts on training mannequins.

Although many open-access scientific journals claim the articles they publish are subject to peer review, that doesn't always happen. Science magazine contributor John Bohannon sent out bogus papers about a fictitious cancer experiment, papers that should…

The question came from Claude Shannon, inventor of ‘Information Theory’ in 1948. The theory uses mathematics to understand the rules governing the transmission of messages through communication systems, applicable to everything from computer code, speech…

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them?