Running a single marathon is hard enough for most
people. Now, imagine doing it seven times on seven
continents in less than 168 hours — or seven days.
That is exactly what the annual World Marathon
Challenge dares participants to accomplish. As if
that were not enough, they also compete for the
fastest total time across all seven races.
When NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch
Wilmore launched for the International Space Station
(ISS) aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5, 2024, they
expected to be back within eight days. However,
concerns about the spacecraft's safety extended
their stay at the ISS for nine months. The astronauts
finally returned to Earth aboard the SpaceX Drago...
The NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball
championships are among the most widely watched
collegiate sporting events in the United States.
These games transform even casual basketball fans
into loyal supporters of teams they may have never
followed before. Here is everything you need to
know about what is popularly known as "March Ma...
Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel will forever remember her
2024-25 basketball season. On December 4, 2024,
the 22-year-old became the first NCAA Division III
women’s basketball player with one arm to score in
a collegiate game. Her coach, Martin Rather,
immediately called a timeout to mark the historic
moment.
A holiday dedicated to a math constant might not
sound thrilling. But Pi ("π") Day, celebrated annually
in the US on March 14 (3/14), is an exception. The
festivities usually start with pi-themed activities to
celebrate the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its
diameter (approximately 3.14). But they almost
always end with a delicious slice of pie.
With two pairs of antennae, large compound eyes,
and four sets of jaws, giant isopods look like
creatures from a science fiction movie. Now,
researchers have discovered a new "supergiant"
isopod species with a head strikingly similar to Darth
Vader’s helmet. In a nod to the iconic Star Wars
villain, they have named it Bathynomus vaderi (B. ...
St. Patrick's Day, celebrated annually on March 17,
is a lively holiday that honors the most famous of
Ireland's three patron saints. Though widely known
for its parades, shamrocks, and everything green,
the day's roots are steeped in history.
California’s famous bald eagle couple, Jackie and
Shadow, are proud parents of triplets. The first
eaglet hatched late on March 3, 2025. The second
followed shortly after in the early hours of March 4.
The third and final eaglet popped out of its eggshell
four days later, on March 8. These are the couple’s
first successfully hatched chicks since one named ...
Zara Lachlan made history on February 1, 2025, as
the first woman and youngest person to row solo,
unsupported, and non-stop across the Atlantic
Ocean. The 21-year-old British student completed
the 4,100-mile (6,598 km) voyage from Europe to
South America in 97 days, 9 hours, and 20 minutes.
Remarkably, Lachlan had minimal ocean rowing ex...
