+Video Sports | May 12, 2012
biggest wave

It’s Official: Surfer Catches the Largest Wave Ever Ridden

By Erik Hayden

The 78-footer Garrett McNamara caught off Portugal last year has been confirmed as the largest wave ever ridden by a surfer.

+Links | November 9, 2011
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

Reading While Eating for November 9: In Real Time

By Megan Friedman

Wednesday’s links look back at history and ponder the future.

+Links | August 31, 2011
David Moir / Reuters

Reading While Eating for August 31: Blinding Me With Science

By Megan Friedman

Wednesday’s links get all nerdy, with talk of cool apps and new takes on science.

+Photos Lifestyle | July 21, 2011
Image Source / Getty Images

Inner Child Gone Wild: 8 Summer Camps Made for Grown-Ups

By Olivia B. Waxman

Silly kids. Camp is for grown-ups, too.

+Celebrity | November 12, 2010
Actor Dick Van Dyke sits courtside at Game 1 NBA Western Conference final between Lakers and Nuggets in Los Angeles

Dick Van Dyke: Porpoises Saved My Life

By William Lee Adams

He’s not kidding.

+Travel | June 8, 2010
Estuarine Crocodile in Australia with Mouth Open

Report: Crocodiles Travel by Surfing Ocean Currents

By Nate Jones

Crocodiles who surf? What’s next, Tyrannosaurs in F-14s?