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Wind And Solar Generated a Record 10% of the World’s Power in 2021 – Victory for Paris Agreement
Wind and solar generated over a tenth of global electricity for the first time last year.
The milestone is more than double the number calculated...
Wildlife Sound Recordist Releases Treasured Audio Collection for Free – to Awe and Inspire the World
One of the world's most prolific wildlife sound recordists has released a large collection of his most treasured recordings of wild places to listen...
19-Year-Old Just Set the Record for the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
19-year-old Zara Rutherford has made a grab bag of records after completing a 32,000 mile (52,000km) circumnavigation of the Earth.
Landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in...
World’s Most Premature Baby Defies 1% Survival Odds to Break Guinness Record
This article has been reprinted with permission from Guinness World Records
Born in July 2020, exactly one month after the previous world’s most premature baby,...
This Romantic Husband and Wife Broke the Record for World’s Oldest Married Couple
This sweet Ecuadorian pair had their wedding nearly eight decades ago. Now, 79 years after tying the knot, they've been officially named the world's oldest married...
Quarantined Needleworkers Around the World Unite to Create Record-Breaking String of 79,000 Flags
Stretching more than 9 miles long, this incredible string of colorful handmade flags has broken the Guinness World Record for longest bunting.
Homicide Rates Around the World Continue to Fall to Record-Low Levels Year After Year
Research shows that homicide rates are continuing to fall around the world as dozens of countries report new record-lows.
World’s Largest Holocaust Archive is Now Making Their Records Available to Everyone on the Internet
More than 30 million documents on the victims of Nazi persecution are now available for free on Ancestry.com for all generations to come.
Simone Biles Breaks Record for Most World Medals Won By Any Gymnast, With New Move That Now Bears Her Name
Simone Biles won five gold medals at the 2019 World Championships this weekend—more than any gymnast at a single Worlds since 1958—and earned her...
Watch Dramatic Video of Surfer Potentially Breaking Record for Riding World’s Biggest Wave
The 29-year-old daredevil still needs to submit evidence to officiators, but experts have expressed confidence that he succeeded in breaking the record.
101-Year-old Breaks World Running Record: “I Missed My Nap for This”
Julia Hawkins didn't earn the nickname “Hurricane” for nothing.
Germany’s Soft-spoken Klose Sets World Cup Scoring Record
Scoring in his fourth consecutive World Cup, Germany striker Miroslav Klose broke the tournament's all-time record with his 16th goal during a semi-final win over...
104-year-old Sets 2 New World Swimming Records
A 104-year-old Winnipeg man swam his way into the record books, finishing two races and becoming the world's oldest masters swimmer. Pan Am Pool...
91 Year-old Sy Perlis Breaks World Senior Weightlifting Record
A World War II veteran shattered the world record for the bench press in his age group last weekend, with a lift of 187.2...
UPDATE: Amazing 97-year-old Sprinter Sets World Track Record
Ida Keeling has set a record as America's oldest sprinter. The Bronx athlete started running when she was already a senior, at 67. Her...
Stock Markets Worldwide Hit Record Highs Amid Global Optimism
Although peaks in the trading markets are just moments in time, it is still a positive sign when we reach them, if only temporarily....
Renewable Energy Investment Powers to Record $257 Billion Worldwide
Total investment in renewable power and fuels last year surged by 17% to a record $257 billion, according to a report issued yesterday by...
India Tops World with Record Green Energy Growth
India racked up investments of $10.3 billion for its green energy sector, an increase of 52 percent over last year, which dwarfed the rest...
Stars Record “We Are The World – 25” for Haiti
Stars like Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion, and rappers including Kanye West and Snoop Dogg, walked through the same door on Monday to record...
Child Mortality Falls to Record Low Worldwide
Thanks mainly to campaigns to combat measles and malaria and promote breast-feeding, child deaths worldwide have reached a record low, falling below 10 million...