A new wetsuit material from MIT traps pockets of air in a fur-like pelt, keeping the wearer warm in the water. It works just like a beaver’s fur coat, which was the rubbery material’s inspiration. The ...

It was a cold and windy day, and I was walking outdoors with a friend and her young children. The little ones came upon a small pond that was mostly iced over and immediately tried to break the ice ...

What was the highlight of this year’s Super Bowl? It could go a few ways. Some may say it was the Seattle Seahawks’ outrageous landslide of a win against the Denver Broncos. Or, it could have been ...

If you wanted to flaunt your wealth today, you might carry a Gucci bag and strut around in a pair of Louboutins, or simply opt for finer clothing made of cashmere and silk. But if you were a rich ...

Bart Atkins has worked on thousands of fur coats, but he has only ever made one coat for himself, out of long beaver fur. He doesn’t wear it anymore because he didn’t like the attention it got in the ...