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The USS Indianapolis Shark Attack: How The Sinking Of A World War II Ship Led To The Worst Feeding Frenzy In History

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine — plunging hundreds of its men into the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 6, 2025

The USS Indianapolis Shark Attack: How The Sinking Of A World War II Ship Led To The Worst Feeding Frenzy In History

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine — plunging hundreds of its men into the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea.

By Austin Harvey • January 6, 2025

The Blizzard Of 1888, The ‘Great White Hurricane’ That Paralyzed The East Coast For Days

The Great Blizzard of 1888 tore through the Eastern Seaboard without warning that March, severing telegraph lines, stranding thousands of passengers on elevated trains, and killing roughly 400 people.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 5, 2025

The Blizzard Of 1888, The ‘Great White Hurricane’ That Paralyzed The East Coast For Days

The Great Blizzard of 1888 tore through the Eastern Seaboard without warning that March, severing telegraph lines, stranding thousands of passengers on elevated trains, and killing roughly 400 people.

By All That's Interesting • January 5, 2025

Remains Of Fierce Prehistoric Honey Badger Relative Uncovered In South Africa

The Mellivora benfieldi was smaller in size but possessed many of the same traits as its modern relative.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 5, 2025

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Remains Of Fierce Prehistoric Honey Badger Relative Uncovered In South Africa

The Mellivora benfieldi was smaller in size but possessed many of the same traits as its modern relative.

By Natasha Ishak • January 5, 2025

The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines, The Giant Geoglyphs Of Peru

Massive geoglyphs etched into the coastal pampa of southern Peru, the Nazca Lines were carved starting 2,500 years ago — and remain mysterious to this day.

By Daniel Rennie • Dec 30, 2024

The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines, The Giant Geoglyphs Of Peru

Massive geoglyphs etched into the coastal pampa of southern Peru, the Nazca Lines were carved starting 2,500 years ago — and remain mysterious to this day.

By Daniel Rennie • December 30, 2024

The Truth About Rodents Of Unusual Size, From The Monsters Of Fiction To The Massive Mammals Of Real Life

Rodents of unusual size, or ROUS, are bloodthirsty creatures in The Princess Bride, but their closest counterparts in the real world are capybaras or the massive Bosavi woolly rats of South America.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 28, 2024

The Truth About Rodents Of Unusual Size, From The Monsters Of Fiction To The Massive Mammals Of Real Life

Rodents of unusual size, or ROUS, are bloodthirsty creatures in The Princess Bride, but their closest counterparts in the real world are capybaras or the massive Bosavi woolly rats of South America.

By Austin Harvey • December 28, 2024

‘Alien Plant’ Fossil Discovered In Utah Desert Doesn’t Belong To Any Known Species On Planet Earth

Othniophyton elongatum lived 47 million years ago, but scientists can't find any modern or extinct plant families that it may have belonged to.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 20, 2024

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‘Alien Plant’ Fossil Discovered In Utah Desert Doesn’t Belong To Any Known Species On Planet Earth

Othniophyton elongatum lived 47 million years ago, but scientists can't find any modern or extinct plant families that it may have belonged to.

By Amber Morgan • December 20, 2024

When Humans Go Extinct, An Oxford Professor Believes Octopuses Will Be The Next To Build Civilizations On Earth

Oxford researcher Tim Coulson suggests that octopuses, with their exceptional intelligence, adaptability, and problem-solving skills, could evolve into a civilization-building species if humans were to go extinct.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 20, 2024

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When Humans Go Extinct, An Oxford Professor Believes Octopuses Will Be The Next To Build Civilizations On Earth

Oxford researcher Tim Coulson suggests that octopuses, with their exceptional intelligence, adaptability, and problem-solving skills, could evolve into a civilization-building species if humans were to go extinct.

By Amber Morgan • December 20, 2024

Virginia Bear Hunter Dies In Freak Hunting Accident After Bear Falls Out Of Tree And Crushes Him

A member of Lester Harvey's hunting group shot a black bear out of a tree while Harvey was standing just feet from the trunk.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 19, 2024

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Virginia Bear Hunter Dies In Freak Hunting Accident After Bear Falls Out Of Tree And Crushes Him

A member of Lester Harvey's hunting group shot a black bear out of a tree while Harvey was standing just feet from the trunk.

By Amber Morgan • December 19, 2024

How Marco Siffredi Vanished Without A Trace While Snowboarding Down Mount Everest

Marco Siffredi was a French snowboarder and mountaineer who had climbed Mount Everest before. But his determination to find the "Holy Grail" of routes proved to be his undoing.

By Katie Serena • Dec 15, 2024

How Marco Siffredi Vanished Without A Trace While Snowboarding Down Mount Everest

Marco Siffredi was a French snowboarder and mountaineer who had climbed Mount Everest before. But his determination to find the "Holy Grail" of routes proved to be his undoing.

By Katie Serena • December 15, 2024

25 Million-Year-Old Mega-Shark Teeth Discovered By Amateur Fossil Hunter In Australia

The great jagged narrow-toothed shark was double the size of a great white and was so large that it feasted on whales.

By Caroline Redmond • Dec 12, 2024

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25 Million-Year-Old Mega-Shark Teeth Discovered By Amateur Fossil Hunter In Australia

The great jagged narrow-toothed shark was double the size of a great white and was so large that it feasted on whales.

By Caroline Redmond • December 12, 2024