As someone who swore they’d only run when chased, my foray into the form of exercise surprised everyone—including myself. Over the last year, I slowly logged hundreds of miles working my way to a 5k.

The September 2025 issue featured “A guide to beginner’s guides,” a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...

Let’s be real: Running 26.2 miles isn’t easy. Even if it feels like everyone around you is training to run a marathon these days, less than 1 percent of the population actually conquers the iconic ...

Have you ever wished Excel could do more of the heavy lifting for you? Imagine transforming hours of tedious data cleaning and analysis into just a few clicks. That’s exactly what Microsoft’s ...

If taking up running is your 2026 resolution, getting started may be a bit daunting. To make getting started easier, we put together our favorite running gear essentials that work great for beginners ...

This beginner-friendly tutorial shows how to create clear, interactive graphs in GlowScript VPython. You’ll learn the basics of setting up plots, graphing data in real time, and customizing axes and ...

Looking for a new fitness routine this January? Start here. Credit...Janelle Jones for The New York Times Supported by By Erik Vance Each week this January, the Well team will suggest a program of ...

During a recent workshop, a senior executive said to me, “None of us knows how people will learn in this new era.” Lynda Gratton is a professor of management ...

Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over fifteen years ago. She tends to enjoy musical ...

Jan is ready for a new challenge. She's recently moved to Colorado and wants to take advantage of the new terrain and start mountain running. Before the move, she'd been working on her fitness for ...