Swiss eco-explorer Raphaël Domjan is one step closer — or around 31,200 feet — to the stratosphere. The adventurer's ride there was much different from airliners that typically travel at that height.

Swimmer Lewis Pugh broke a rare record in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., to raise awareness about sharks. "We’ve been fighting sharks for 50 years," Pugh said ahead of Jaws' 50th anniversary. Pugh compared ...