I teamed up with Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson to teach her the basics of contortion and see how far her gymnastics ...

I tested the dark side of flexibility by using contortion for a day of ridiculous “evil” challenges. I hid inside tiny spaces, shipped myself to a friend, broke into Ben Azelart’s warehouse, stole his ...

Watching a ballet dancer or circus acrobat perform, who hasn't winced at the thought of trying to replicate the impossible flexibility on display? One Dartmouth student, a neuroscience major, wondered ...