T he social-media app Yik Yak, where users can post anonymous messages visible to anyone within a five-mile radius, returned on Monday after a four-year hiatus. And for some colleges, it was not ...

Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll, the cofounders of Yik Yak. Last March, an app called Yik Yak took over Elizabeth Long’s high school, Woodward Academy, in Atlanta. Students learned about it during ...

The anonymous social media app Yik Yak has been generating buzz for quite a while, for both good and bad reasons. Of course there will always be those who abuse the privilege of anonymity, but I feel ...

Move slowly. That’s the first thing you learn here. The yaks don’t like sudden movements. Lynda Gehring models her advice well. The sun is coming out on this cool and windy this morning, so Lynda ...

Tired of all the whining around Valentine's Day years ago, I decided to celebrate the majestic yak on February 14 instead. Turns out, it was a most worthy choice. Do they race chalky-tasting candy ...

The Detroit Free Press used to have a mascot both in cartoon form and live in the flesh ... er, fur. Covered in shaggy brown hair, the Yak was one of the the most recognizable faces of the Free Press ...

Yaks are big, hardy herbivores whose past — and future — is closely linked with ours. Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, ...