On a canoe trip down the Spanish River in northern Ontario last month, my friends and I kept noticing an unusually high concentration of really, really big leeches lurking at the shores of our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient technique of grape treading has origins in ancient Rome. One of the earliest depictions of this technique is on a ...

Over a decade ago, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men in the Gulf of Mexico who had been fishing for grouper when their boat capsized. In order to survive, they had to tread water for 18 hours.

Ever get back from the beach or pool completely exhausted? A day in the sun can have that effect on you, but your time in the water is another major reason you’re so tired. Treading water can torch ...

Unless you're a water-polo player, the 'egg-beater' technique may mean little to you. But new research has found it may be the most effective skill you can learn to prevent drowning. Unless you're a ...

An Air Force pararescue jumper trainee swims to the finish point, Aug. 17, 2011, at Calaveras Lake, Texas. (Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/3rd Audiovisual Squadron) No matter which branch of military ...

During my years of psychiatric practice, patients would often tell me of their hard work in dealing with psychiatric illnesses or meeting the demands of damaged lives. Handling a mental disorder or ...