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Biokineticist Nikia Blumenthal offers combat soldiers a cold plunge that she says promotes physical and emotional healing.

SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido -- The "Ice Hotel" at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu opened here on Jan. 20, offering guests a chance to stay in ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

On Sunday, dozens of men and women braved the freezing temperatures at Tokyo's Teppozu Inari shrine, taking part in a traditional ice-water bathing ceremony to welcome the new year. Participants, ...

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As renowned figure skaters from across the country descend on Wichita for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, we look at ...

A woman takes a photo inside a cave at Minnesota's Ice Castles at The Minnesota State Fair Grounds in Falcon Heights on Sunday. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...