The Hunt for Big Hail Hailstones of record size are falling left and right, and hailstorm damage is growing. But there is surprisingly little research to explain why.
An Amazing World Record Runs Into a Question: Was It Too Amazing? After Tobi Amusan of Nigeria smashed a hurdles record at the world championships, the former gold medalist Michael Johnson raised doubts about the race’s unusually fast times.
What Happens When a Rock Star Proposes Onstage? Olivia Jean married the celebrated musician Jack White mid-performance, but she has a plan all her own.
Central Park Has a New “Fastest Known Time” Oz Pearlman, better known as Oz the Mentalist, ran 19 loops of Central Park — 116 miles — in a single day.
Endless Loops and Shattered Records: ‘This Is Pure Ultrarunning’ Aleksandr Sorokin’s latest 100-mile world record, set on a looped course in Tel Aviv, is part of a recent revival in road and track ultrarunning.