Jan. 22 (UPI) --A British woman donned a polar bear costume to run a frigid Norwegian marathon and break a world record with her time of 4 hours, 58 minutes and 29 seconds. Gill Punt, 54 ...

Guinness World Records range from obscure achievements to mind-blowing feats that stun the world. We've seen record-breaking mountaineering ascents, scuba diving at dangerous depths, and marathon ...

"I was terrified at the start, it was -14 degrees and the temperature was even lower on the mountain pass". The words of Gill Punt, who had more reason to worry than all other runners in the polar ...

Ms Punt first set a world record – the fastest marathon in a full-bodied animal costume – after finishing the 2016 London Marathon. She was also dressed as a polar bear, the mascot animal for ...

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

Capt Chandi, from Derby, surpassed the world record for the longest polar ski expedition by a woman, as well as the overall record. She covered 922 miles (1,485km) from the Hercules Inlet to the ...