The simple act of walking backwards, though rarely practiced in daily life, might offer unexpectedly powerful benefits for brain health. This unconventional movement pattern challenges the brain in ...

The saying "it's just like riding a bicycle" implies that once you've practiced a skill to the point that it becomes easy and automatic, you'll always be able to perform that task. But a wacky new ...

Picture this – you’re at the park and see someone walking backwards on the path, looking completely focused and intentional about it. Your first thought might be that they’re lost or confused, but ...

Julianne Moore, 64, knows how to stay in shape. The Oscar-winning actress is aging gracefully, both physically and mentally. Julianne shared with People an unusual tip to keeping up with her health.

People are always telling you to move forward in life. But what if we told you that the key to a stronger body and a sharper mind was actually going backward? Yes, literally. A growing body of ...

An unusual fossil brain suggests that the ancestors of spiders and other arachnids may have once scuttled around the sea, rather than on land as was long thought, a new study finds. The fossil shows ...

If you’ve ever felt your regular walks have plateaued, a few minutes of daily backward steps can offer surprising benefits. It’s not just hype or gimmick, emerging studies have shown that the movement ...

In 2020 Adolfo García, a neurolinguist at Argentina’s University of San Andrés, had a chance encounter with a photographer who amused his models by chattering to them backward—the Spanish word casa ...