Until about 60,000 years ago, diminutive hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (affectionately nicknamed Hobbits for obvious reasons), shared the island of Flores with Komodo dragons, pygmy elephants, ...

I knew I had something special,” Graham Barratt said of the elephant garlic bulb he harvested in June, which earned him his ...

Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park is an elephant lover's dream, but it's also home to buffalo, lions, cheetahs, and giraffes. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again etched his name into soccer history after becoming the first player ever to score in six different FIFA World Cup tournaments. The Portugal captain reached the ...

This is the moment a cute baby elephant celebrates the World Cup – by “playing football.” The male Asian elephant calf was delivered at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire, on Monday (June 8), weighing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An elephant at a Mexican safari park appeared to favor its adopted homeland in the opening match of the World Cup between Mexico ...

It doesn’t get much more Palm Springs than that. On Saturday, 1,037 people—the official total verified by Guinness World Records officials, though it's entirely possible a few went uncounted—descended ...

Tulsa set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday after 3,596 classic vehicles participated in the Route 66 Capital Cruise, surpassing the previous record by 1,105 vehicles and drawing an estimated ...

From most cookies dunked in milk at one time to most sweet corn kernels eaten in three minutes with a toothpick, the Chicago area has seen its fair share of attempts at setting niche food-related ...

Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Most won’t admit what drugs they used. The 32-year-old Greek swimmer was racing in the final competition of the Enhanced Games, a ...

The Enhanced Games were held on Sunday, May 24, and the controversial event in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured competitors vying for a new world record. While normal competition in weightlifting, swimming ...

It’s been nearly two months since Australian sprint star Cameron McEvoy took down the world record in the 50-meter freestyle. Competing at the China Open, McEvoy clocked 20.88 in the one-lap sprint, ...