ST. LOUIS – Dakota Albritton, the baseball player better known as “Stilts,” has soared to stardom with the Savannah Bananas, captivating crowds with his towering presence and uplifting energy. Stilts ...

Whether they're used to compensate for harsh natural conditions or to see above the neighbors, stilts can take a house to the next level. Stilts have been used for centuries to protect homes from bad ...

Researchers found the remains of stilts and tens of thousands of wooden spikes. Nikolas Linke, University of Bern, EXPLO Project Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 8,000-year-old ...

Most people think of stilts as something for circuses and kiddie parties, but they’ve been used in a number of strange ways since ancient times. In fact, stilts have a long, proud history of weirdness ...

A couple of years ago, NPR's Robert Siegel had a 5-year-old kid moment. He was in the new wing of a hospital watching a workman put up drywall and, as drywall installers are wont to do, the workman ...

The clock is ticking down on the last design trends of the aughts. Squeaking in just before the calendar flips is this unlikely development: a fashion for stilted homes. Why stilted? Whatever their ...

Dated between 5,900 to 5,800 BC, a village found in Lake Ohrid may be the oldest European lake village ever discovered. The village’s settlements were built on stilts, protecting homes from changing ...

Dakota Albritton’s life changed after he received a Christmas gift a decade ago. Albritton’s parents always gave him a unique present each year designed to challenge his natural coordination and ...