Among over 30 species of rattlesnake, there is a wide variety of sizes. The smallest rattlesnake species is the western pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius), which only reaches about 18 inches in ...

Contender, an adult male white shark, was tagged by OCEARCH in January, off the Florida/Georgia coastline. At a whopping 1653 pounds and 13 feet long, Contender is estimated to be about 32 years old, ...

Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has soared to $1.3 billion after the Labor Day drawing saw no winner. But is this the largest jackpot? Here's what to know about largest lottery jackpots ever recorded.

Sharks are one of the most fascinating creatures in the ocean. These ancient creatures have roamed Earth's oceans for over 400 million years. Found in every ocean, they range from tiny reef dwellers ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

No, this wasn’t a scene from a Hollywood disaster film. It was real. On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever ...

Cue the “Jaws” theme song. The largest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean has reemerged near Canada, according to researchers who have been tracking the magnificent fish. Contender, ...

Hurricane Erin is one of the largest storms to ever pass the Eastern Seaboard — stretching more than 500 miles wide as the behemoth cyclone churns up 80-foot waves. Erin, the first major hurricane of ...

Fred Mercer shot a massive bull elk on a snow mountain in Montana. At the time, it was the second biggest elk ever taken by a hunter. I woke up before daylight, aware that it was very cold in the tent ...

Brazilian skateboarding legend Sandro Dias has broken two Guinness World Records after turning the curved facade of a 22-story high-rise into what Red Bull calls the world's largest skate ramp. The ...

This story was originally published in the January 1960 issue of Outdoor Life. I woke up before daylight, aware that it was very cold in the tent. We were camped at an altitude of 9,200 feet on ...