Taking a dip in the sea is a popular way to cool off, and it may also provide a range of health benefits. Many of us know the difference ocean air can make to our mood, and according to experts, this ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month.Become a Plus Member There’s a jewel box of a cove in the coastal Maine town where I live, and every ...

Taking a freezing dip in a lake or the sea is a valued well-being practice in the world's happiest country. In Finland, over 720,000 people (about 1 in every 8) are regular cold-water swimmers, ...

Senses vary in their openness to language. If smells and tastes are hard to describe, the intimate somatosensory modalities may elude description altogether. A human body can sense its position and ...

Salisbury women Charlotte Ingram and Ruth Holloway will swim four miles around Brownsea Island on September 27, raising money ...