The ski cross is a mad dash over clifflike jumps, around hairpin turns, through gullies and down steep slopes. Four racers fly down the course together, jostling for position at highway speeds.
Meet Sarah Hendrickson, the 19-year-old who's about to shatter the Winter Olympics' coldest glass ceiling. In a milestone for Olympic gender equity, women's ski jumping will finally make its debut at Sochi.
Meet Sarah Hendrickson, the 19-year-old who's about to shatter the Winter Olympics' coldest glass ceiling. In a milestone for Olympic gender equity, women's ski jumping will finally make its debut at Sochi.
Meet Sarah Hendrickson, the 19-year-old who's about to shatter the Winter Olympics' coldest glass ceiling. In a milestone for Olympic gender equity, women's ski jumping will finally make its debut at Sochi.
Meet Sarah Hendrickson, the 19-year-old who's about to shatter the Winter Olympics' coldest glass ceiling. In a milestone for Olympic gender equity, women's ski jumping will finally make its debut at Sochi.
They're louder than a jet on takeoff and they make the earth tremble. We're talking about fans of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Seahawks fans recently registered about a magnitude 1 or 2 earthquake just by jumping up and down!
They're louder than a jet on takeoff and they make the earth tremble. We're talking about fans of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Seahawks fans recently registered about a magnitude 1 or 2 earthquake just by jumping up and down!
They're louder than a jet on takeoff and they make the earth tremble. We're talking about fans of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Seahawks fans recently registered about a magnitude 1 or 2 earthquake just by jumping up and down!
Nature has created many miraculous things, but humanity has added a few original inventions. Or has it? A European hopping insect genus has gears with interlocking teeth that allow its legs to synchronize when jumping.
Nature has created many miraculous things, but humanity has added a few original inventions. Or has it? A European hopping insect genus has gears with interlocking teeth that allow it's legs to synchronize when jumping.
Nature has created many miraculous things, but humanity has added a few original inventions. Or has it? A European hopping insect genus has gears with interlocking teeth that allow it's legs to synchronize when jumping.
Nature has created many miraculous things, but humanity has added a few original inventions. Or has it? A European hopping insect genus has gears with interlocking teeth that allow it's legs to synchronize when jumping.
Is that a bird? A star? No… it’s Baumgartner. Baumgartner jumped from an altitude of 128,097 feet over Roswell, New Mexico, reaching a peak speed of about 833 mph and creating a worldwide record in daredevilry.
Is that a bird? A star? No… it’s Baumgartner. Baumgartner jumped from an altitude of 128,097 feet over Roswell, New Mexico, reaching a peak speed of about 833 mph and creating a worldwide record in daredevilry.
Is that a bird? A star? No… it’s Baumgartner. Baumgartner jumped from an altitude of 128,097 feet over Roswell, New Mexico, reaching a peak speed of about 833 mph and creating a worldwide record in daredevilry.
Magicians use sleight of hand to make a ball seemingly jump from cup to cup. Researchers have shown that this famous illusion manipulates our minds more with distraction than with social cues.
Magicians use sleight of hand to make a ball seemingly jump from cup to cup. Researchers have shown that this famous illusion manipulates our minds more with distraction than with social cues.
Magicians use sleight of hand to make a ball seemingly jump from cup to cup. Researchers have shown that this famous illusion manipulates our minds more with distraction than with social cues.
Standing 1.66m (5 feet 3 inches) tall, Azizulhasni Awang is usually dressed all in black or the distinctive dark yellow body suits of Malaysia. The 24-year-old is fast, agile and has a front-wheel jump finish.
As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.
Tarsiers, primarily insectivorous, can catch insects mid-flight as they jump from limb to limb. They are also known to prey on small vertebrates, such as birds, snakes and bats.
The Tarsier's elongated hind limbs are twice as long as the rest of their bodies. They are primarily insectivorous, and catch insects by jumping at them.
The Tarsier's elongated hind limbs are twice as long as the rest of their bodies. They are primarily insectivorous, and catch insects by jumping at them.
David has settled into a life of adventure, spending his days jumping around various continents, doing various sports, and living lavishly using money stolen from banks.
A "runaway evolutionary effect" is speeding up Australia's cane toad invasion. Toads at the frontier of populations were found to be faster and could jump farther.