I’ve been writing “Dances With Words,” every week, for over 24 years. Before that, I wrote “From My Desk” for the Standard-Freeholder for almost five years. Most of my material ...

The canoe has an ancient history in North America, especially in the Great Lakes Region, where it was relied upon by Native Americans as an important means of transportation and survival. When the ...

Some prominent skate cuts, such as Erik Karlsson's torn Achilles tendon in 2013, made Kevlar socks more widely used around the NHL. Johnson's death has ramped up production of neck guards to the ...

He says it took more than 100 hours to handcraft the canoe into what’s considered an “heirloom, floating work of art.” It’s constructed of materials including fiberglass, Kevlar and cherry ...

Researchers have long been interested in spider silk because of its remarkable properties. It’s stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar, and stretchy like rubber. But farming spiders for their ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride ...