Sports

Sports psychology plays a major role on and off the pitch, helping players manage chaos and stay strategic

From booed hydration breaks to cooling-gel vests, teams are trying everything to keep their players from overheating. Physiologists—and one World Cup team doctor—say feeling cooler is different than cooling the body

The mathematician and former NFL player on the benefits of having a broad background for young people who are interested in science

Mathematicians have considered how to watch every corner of a space—but soccer adds moving players, blocked views and constant action

FIFA is building temporary natural-grass fields meant to play consistently across 16 stadiums in three countries

As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease threats—from measles to Ebola

How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it

Wemby’s height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but how does the tallest player in the NBA keep hitting all those threes?

Denver’s hockey team is studded with stars, but training and playing the game some 5,000 feet above sea level may give their athletic performance a boost over that of their rivals

Several teams appeared to spend the second half of the U.S. professional basketball season losing games on purpose for a better chance at a high draft pick. New ideas propose to fix this incentive problem

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t

Damage to the blood-brain barrier is linked to immune changes and cognitive decline