Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, suddenly dunking their patients in cold water to jolt them out of their depression or psychosis. (Some doctors ...

From Jan. 25 to Feb. 10, power outages affected about 230,000 homes in Nashville, five people died and tens of thousands of trees were damaged.

Ashley Edginton is the volunteer coordinator for Meals on Wheels in Fairbanks. But on an unusually cold March morning, with ...

DIFFERENT THIS TIME TOMORROW. LET’S TURN TO OUR DANAE BUCCI LIVE IN WALTHAM WITH A CONCERN FOR HOMEOWNERS. DANNY. WELL, THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN THERE’S SNOW TOTALS LIKE THESE IN THE ...

We all remember that infamous scene in the 1983 classic, A Christmas Story, where a boy licks a cold metal post on the ...

NASA scientists have found the remains of a U.S. military base buried 100 feet below the surface of the ice in Greenland.

One night, my sled dogs and I were gliding through a birch forest in Wisconsin when a black wolf emerged from the trees and ...

Data and common sense tell us that heatwaves are miserable; how could getting hot help people feel less depressed? Yet this crazy-sounding idea is supported by some compelling evidence. For some ...

Very strong winds, snow and falling temperatures are expected to end the weekend. Omaha's Weather Leader has deemed Sunday as a severe winter weather day and Monday as an impact weather day.

Our expert explains the various spritz cocktails, from familiar classics to modern variations, to help you find the perfect ...

Dry Falls Lake is one of more than two dozen lakes that opened for the season last Sunday. Part of Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park, the lake itself is a geologic marvel. About two hours west of Spokane ...