When Benjamin Ohmer released his prize winning toss at the 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition in North Bennington, he knew it was a good throw. Ben, who is 6, got his stone to skip 22 ...

When skipping a stone across water, most people look for ones that are flat and light. Now, a new study suggests that curvier, heavier stones can also yield impressive skips. And these findings won't ...

Stone skipping got serious on Saturday as about 50 men, women and children from around the country competed at the sixth annual Great Southern Stone Skipping Championships. The charitable event was ...

When it comes to skipping stones, kids know to look for the perfect rock. But according to a team of researchers from the School of Engineering, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport and Utah ...

Stones are measured at the World Stone Skimming Championships, held on Easdale Island on September 25, 2016 in Easdale, Seil, Scotland. The championships marking its 20th year are held on the last ...

We ask a former world-record stone skipper what it’s like to compete + details on this year’s W.T. Rabe Stone Skipping Competition on Mackinac Island. A. My father taught me to skip when I was 3 years ...

On a clear-skied morning in March, Kurt "Mountain Man" Steiner stood at a lonely bend of Sinnemahoning Creek, deep inside Pennsylvania's Elk State Forest. He was dressed in a black hoodie and Dollar ...

Arlo Kent, 13, prepares to skip a stone across Lake Paran in Bennington. Kent competed in the 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition in the professional category. When Benjamin Ohmer ...