The Latest Breaking News from Guinness World Records

The Braille edition of 'Hemkosh', the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language, has entered the Guinness World Records, an official said on May 1, 2023. The official certificate recognising 'Hemkosh' as the world's largest bilingual Braille dictionary was handed to its publisher, Jayanta Baruah by the official adjudicator for…

From Titanoboa and Vasuki — prehistoric snakes as long as a Tyrannosaurus rex — to modern-day pythons and boa constrictors that can swallow humans whole, these are the biggest, heaviest and longest snakes to have ever lived on Earth.

It's taken seven years, but now it's official: one of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle. Guinness World Records confirmed Crawler-Transporter 2 tipped the scale.

Some people live to be well beyond 100. But what genes and environmental factors contribute to such extreme longevity, and what can we learn from other long-lived animals?

These British triplets have set two Guinness World Records as the parents faced obstacles and challenges while in the ICU

They weighed just over 400g when they were born at 22 weeks

The babies were born at 22 weeks and five days - just three weeks after the mother found out she was pregnant

Rubi-Rose, Payton Jane, and Porscha-Mae Hopking were born at just 22 weeks and five days with a combined weight of 1.284kg

Tiny triplets Rubi-Rose, Payton Jane and Porscha-Mae Hopkins weighed 1.284kg (2.83lb) when they were born in February 2021 at just 22 weeks and five days