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The-Body

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How to Turn Your Fist Into a Block-Breaking Machine

by Curtis Rist

Martial artists use great force and precision in their attacks—but no trickery.

Physics Proves It: Everyone Should Shoot Granny-Style

by Curtis Rist

Shooting a basketball underhand gives your shot far better arc and spin.

The Year the Olympics Went (Really) Hi-Tech

by Gregory Mone

NASA-inspired sneaker soles, ping-pong paddles that whip the ball, "ballistic" artificial kayak courses...

Athletes On the Edge: Sword Swallowers, Arctic Swimmers, and Human Cannonballs

by Leaundra Temescu

They won't be in the Olympics, but extreme athletes also perform at the highest levels of skill and athleticism.

Will Gene Therapy Destroy Sports?

by Michael Behar, Jocelyn Rice

A new age of biotechnology promises bigger, faster, better bodies—and no existing tests will catch it.

Want to Learn Biology? Have Someone Punch You in the Face.

by Karen Rowan, Jeffrey Kluger

Getting the crap knocked out of you is a great primer on how your body works—and fails.

DATA

The Physicist Who Figured Out Ballet

by Robert Kunzig

There's more behind the arabesque, grand jeté, and fouetté than just practice and really strong toes.

The Science of Great Sex at 80

by Susan Kruglinski

Doctors and drug companies are working hard to help seniors get it on like teenagers.

How to Fall Out of a Plane and Live, and Other Survival Tips

by Karen Rowan

What to do when you're trapped in the desert, hit by lightning, stranded at sea, etc.

The Whip-Like Physics of Fly Fishing

by Curtis Rist

It's like pitching a cotton ball at major-league speeds: up to 600 feet per second.

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