The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, has died at the age of 86. Hartono, along with his brother, helped turn the ...

Reaching over 30 feet long, the mysterious giant oarfish is the real-life "sea serpent" behind centuries of myths and legends ...

Gholam Reza Soleimani, gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) (Copyright ...

An Indiana man who was asked to fill in for the local gravedigger in 1952 is now retiring after a record-breaking 73 years and 75 days on the job.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 0 intro bridge Suspension bridges are among the most imposing and inspiring structures in the world. The engineering and design ...

A dejected Marco Silva, after Fulham's 20th straight loss to Manchester City Kate McShane/Getty Images As the snow came down, in the depths of winter in February 2012, there might have been some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means ...

She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means ...

World records are spectacular by nature, a performance better than anything previously produced. But some world records hold iconic status, thanks to their durability. For example, distance-freestyle ...

What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport’s world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several ...

We can use trains to cross continents, boats to sail the seas, and airplanes to fly across the world, but there's nothing like getting behind the wheel of a car and hitting the highway for a good ...