National Geographic's 100 best images of the year–curated from 106 photographers, 121 stories, and more than two million photographs.

Dave Unwin: “I thought the Nynja a great little aircraft that offers outstanding value for money” Words: Dave Unwin Photos: Keith Wilson As the Nynja lifts off after a ridiculously short ground roll ...

Sunday afternoon, members of the Rowan County Rescue task force were called into action when a parachutist ended up landing in trees off of South Main Street due to a parachute malfunction ...

Mount Etna erupted on Monday (June 2), sending a flow of hot material racing down the volcano as a massive dark cloud of ash rose high into the sky above Sicily. Live Science has rounded up some ...

Mount Everest base jump marks 60th anniversary of first ascent An extreme sport star from Russia has successfully completed the world's highest base jump - leaping off the north face of Mount Everest.

Parachutes have been around for a while, but why does the military use parachutes that cannot be easily controlled? #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #shorts Footage: US Department of Defense Note: "The ...

Tom Cruise has become a Guinness World Record titleholder for a fiery "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" stunt. In the stunt, Cruise jumps out of a helicopter and deploys a parachute ...

In the stunt, Cruise jumps out of a helicopter and deploys a parachute, then lights it on fire. The parachute was pre-soaked in fuel and lit ablaze, the Guinness World Records said in a news release.

Tom Cruise sets Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ...

"The northern lights put on another beautiful display at the summit last night, thanks to a strong geomagnetic storm and little to no clouds around the summit," the Mount Washington Observatory ...