
Hiroshima’s haunting shadows: The atomic blasts that left scars on humanity
On the morning of August 6, 1945, a citizen of Hiroshima was sat on the stone steps outside the Sumitomo Bank when the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated over…
On the morning of August 6, 1945, a citizen of Hiroshima was sat on the stone steps outside the Sumitomo Bank when the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated over…
In almost every country, there are certain railway tracks and stations that are well known for being haunted by some insatiable souls. From bizarre suicides to terrible accidents, these places…
On September 1, 1859, the Sun spewed electrified gas and subatomic particles amounting to the energy of 10 billion atomic bombs towards the Earth, causing telegraph communications to fail, literally shocking operators, and causing systems to catch fire. Northern Lights were reported as far south as Cuba and Hawaii, allowing witnesses to read newspapers by the light of the auroras alone.
“All officers including captain are dead lying in chartroom and bridge. Possibly whole crew dead.” This message was followed by indecipherable Morse code then one final grisly message… “I die!”…
These five mass extinctions, also known as "the Big Five," have shaped the course of evolution and dramatically altered the diversity of life on Earth. But what reasons lie behind these catastrophic events?
These particular lakes in West Africa paint a disturbingly odd picture: they are prone to sudden, deadly explosions that instantly kill people, animals, and plants for kilometers around.
In September 1999, a horrific nuclear accident took place in Japan, leading to one of the most bizarre and rare medical cases in history.
On December 24, 1971, a scheduled domestic passenger plane, LANSA Flight 508 or registered as the OB-R-94, crashed in a thunderstorm while en route from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru. This…
We all have heard of the Bermuda Triangle where a countless number of people are have been vanished with their ships and aircraft to never return again, and despite conducting thousands…
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located outside the town of Pripyat, Ukraine ― 11 miles from the city of Chernobyl ― began construction in the 1970s with the first reactor.…