sports

She wrote the book on brain injuries.

A noninvasive saliva test accurately identified concussions in a study of hundreds of rugby players.

Images of the players’ hearts showed signs of inflammation consistent with myocarditis, a rare but potentially fatal condition.

Archived footage of cycling races and other events can help ecologists track the timing of plants’ leafing and flowering.

Alena Grabowski, a University of Colorado Boulder researcher, discusses her motivations for studying the interface between biology and mechanics in prosthetic devices.

October 2013's selection of notable quotes

Rocket Girl, The Cancer Chronicles, Abominable Science!, and The Sports Gene

When their local team is defeated, people seem to drown their sorrows in saturated fat, but uplifting thinking can change the bad habit.

Team member and opponents exchange microbes by slamming into each others’ shoulders during the game.

Pro athletes can learn to parse a complicated moving visual scene faster than most.

The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics takes a timely look at research on athletics.

New doping tests that could be used at the 2012 London Olympics should ward off cheaters better than ever before.