Heavy rain transforms the Nürburgring Nordschleife into a slippery and unpredictable circuit. During a wet session, a car ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The reason we can gracefully glide on an ice-skating rink or clumsily slip on an icy sidewalk is that the surface of ice is coated by a ...

Urban climber Alain Robert, also known as the “French Spiderman,” climbed the 101-story Taiwanese skyscraper as part of the building’s opening in 2004. He gave commentary on Honnold’s climb today in ...

It doesn’t matter how much you love your running shoes, your feet won’t be happy if you’re wearing the wrong running socks. Your socks are the only thing you wear that directly interacts with your ...

Apple can put a sock in it, customers say. The tech giant unveiled its latest accessory this week — an iPhone holder made of a simple piece of ribbed material bearing a striking resemblance to a sock ...

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — State police are investigating a fight that led to gunfire early Sunday morning at the University Village apartments in Slippery Rock, just steps from the university. “I was a ...

Slippery Rock University is experiencing record enrollment and retention rates this fall semester. Total enrollment at the Butler County state college is 8,625 students, a 2.75% increase from last ...

For centuries, people believed ice was slippery because pressure and friction melted a thin film of water. But new research from Saarland University reveals that this long-standing explanation is ...

Slippery Rock says after a “thorough search and sweep” following a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, University Police have given an all clear to campus. University officials say they’ll continue an ...