British runners in particular have long tried to cross the finish line in less than 4 minutes, records show, sometimes running in the nude or trying to win a bet ...

Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing world record in women’s swimming, and the last women’s record remaining from the super-suit era. McIntosh, a three-time 2024 Olympic gold medalist, clocked 2 ...

Kerr announced his bid to break the world record months in advance, and pulled off the plan in London on Saturday.

A pair of experienced campers in Britain broke a Guinness World Record by erecting their two-man tent in a time of 1 minute and 4.95 seconds. A British running club's 10 members donned a caterpillar ...

A group of Australian rising stars are eyeing revenge after their new world record lasted just a matter of minutes. Uwezo ...

Six Flags Great Adventure's Bakunawa coaster will stand 382 feet tall with the world's first upside-down launch and ...

It was rather cruel for the Aussie team. Read more here.

Betty Bromage took on the challenge a second time and has performed the stunt six times throughout her life ...

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse.

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...