Lovers of winter swimming in costumes take a "bath" this month in the frigid Baltic Sea in Gdansk, Poland. Photo by Sergei Gapon Cold plunges, ice baths, polar plunges, Viking swimming...whatever the ...

Has someone on TikTok suggested adopting some ancient Chinese wisdom recently? Maybe they’ve convinced you to to practice Tai-Chi, embrace lymphatic jumping, or try acupuncture. All of these practices ...

Choreographer Dale Andree has been dancing in Miami since the 1980s. She knows this city through and through. So when it came time to choose the location for the final performance of her National ...

We’re all about optimizing our lives and daily habits to better our health. And though we can go overboard with some things (we might be reaching protein-maxxing fatigue; watch this space), when it ...

Cold-­water bathing has a long history as a health hack. The ancient Greeks and Romans partook to treat fevers. Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, ...

A viral wellness trend asks a simple question: Is warm or cold water healthier? But the science behind it is more nuanced. Previous research shows that food and beverage temperature has a measurable ...

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Christine Sloan is an Emmy Award-winning reporter, who covers New Jersey for CBS News New York. Sloan re-joined the station in January 2023. She also worked at CBS News New York from 2004 to 2016. The ...

Almost any homeowner will tell you they have a long list of steps they take to prepare their house and property for cold weather. And that list likely includes a few vital tasks focused on protecting ...

A winter storm will blast Mississippi with ice and snow this weekend. Arctic air is expected to linger into early next week, meaning some places might see a slow thaw. Then the polar vortex will drop ...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled corals through scientific model making In “Depicting Dark Waters,” British ...

A cold front in Florida brings the risk of frozen and burst pipes, which can cause expensive damage. To prevent freezing, experts recommend letting faucets drip when temperatures fall below freezing ...