One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

Brave swimmers who planned to take on a cold challenge on Super Bowl Sunday by plunging into Long Island Sound for Swim Across America have been forced to postpone due to the extreme weather. Long ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clear water in Tomales Bay in the Point Reyes National Seashore. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) In one version of Irish myth, ...