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Walking pace tends to slow with age, but how much it slows matters. Researchers often call it a “sixth vital sign” because your average pace reflects the health of your heart, lungs, muscles, balance, ...

Ariel Investments, the global asset manager, is seeking $1 billion for its first fund focused on women’s sports, according to four people familiar with the situation. In February, Ariel said its ...

The Golden State’s long-delayed high-speed rail project has completed construction on a massive 150-acre railhead facility in Kern County — a key logistical milestone that will allow track-laying to ...

The long-delayed California high‑speed rail project has reached a new milestone with the completion of a major underpass in Fresno, restoring a key transportation link between downtown Fresno and the ...

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To our eyes, they often are a blur. But high-speed cameras show us what makes these birds perfect flying machines. A captive Anna’s hummingbird feeds while hovering before an optical illusion in a ...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says high-speed rail between Toronto and Ottawa should follow the Highway 401 corridor, arguing that route just "makes sense." Speaking with reporters in Brockville, Ont., on ...