Sports Science
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Linebacker with One Hand Wows NFL: What Is Amniotic Band Syndrome?College football player Shaquem Griffin lost his left hand when he was 4 years old due to amniotic band syndrome.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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How Do Ski Jumpers Fall Huge Distances Without Breaking Their Legs?My legs would break if I fell 50 feet onto hard snow. Why don't Olympic skiers break theirs?
By Rafi Letzter Published
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These 7 Animals Would Absolutely Crush It at the Winter OlympicsThe Olympics are designed to test elite athleticism, at least in the human realm. But what about the animal world? How would arctic foxes fair in the Winter Olympics, or snowy owls for that matter?
By Laura Geggel Published
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Giant Blob Floating Past Hawaii Is Probably a Whale PlacentaBoaters, cruising off the coast of Hawaii, came across what looked like a giant, used tissue floating in the water.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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The Brutal Neuroscience of Figure Skating: How Spinning Athletes Overcome DizzinessThe mental preparations figure skaters must go through to spin at Olympic levels without dizzily toppling over are at least as intense as their physical workouts.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Can Olympic Figure Skaters Break the 5-Spin Barrier?Olympic audiences went wild last week when Mirai Nagasu landed a triple axel, becoming the first U.S. female figure skater to turn an entire 3.5 rotations in the air at the Winter Games.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Why Is It So Easy to Cheat at the Olympics?Thousands of athletes are getting away with doping. Here's how they exploit the system.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Gut Reaction: Does Intense Training Affect Olympic Athletes' Poop?How do Olympic athletes' diets and exercise regimens affect their performance … in the bathroom?
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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'Vampire' Deer?! 5 South Korean Animals You May See at the 2018 Winter OlympicsPlease don't feed baby teeth to the Korean magpies (despite what grandma tells you).
By Brandon Specktor Published
