Humans have come a long way since keeping cave bears at bay with a spear. Most people today do not fear getting jumped by wildlife, even though nonhuman animals contribute to nearly a million human deaths every year, mostly through disease transmission and snakebite. The deadliest are not necessarily the animals getting the most attention. […]

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Indiana Jones is the quintessential adventurer, and you can trace much of that reputation back to Raiders of the Lost Ark. This debut film begins with the archaeologist exploring a South American jungle. He enters a rundown temple to find a golden idol, but removing the artifact triggers the temple’s collapse. The most imposing obstacle […]

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Science fiction has long imagined alien landscapes, apocalyptic disasters, and monstrous ecosystems. Yet some of the strangest scenarios ever conceived didn’t originate in a writer’s imagination. They actually happened here on Earth. Buried beneath the crust and preserved throughout the fossil record is evidence of a planetary history far stranger than the world we know […]

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Violence has accompanied humanity throughout recorded history, leaving behind countless mysteries that still puzzle archaeologists today. Advances in forensic science, DNA analysis, and modern imaging techniques have solved some ancient crimes. Still, many remain stubbornly unsolved despite decades of research. From carefully arranged mass graves to murdered kings and frozen victims whose killers were never […]

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The Addams family is one of the most beloved fictional families ever, right alongside the Simpsons and the Bradys. The creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky clan has appeared in countless forms over the decades. It shows no signs of loosening its macabre grip on popular culture, with Netflix’s Wednesday introducing the characters to an entirely […]

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A century ago, the world was between the two world wars that would convulse the twentieth century. But 1926 was far from a year when nothing much was happening. Miami was pummeled by one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history. Britain’s General Strike brought the nation to a standstill. And Mexico was wracked by […]

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Wardrobe is part of the cinematic illusion. Filmmakers use costumes and makeup to bring fictional figures to life in vivid detail. As much as they wow audiences with their craftsmanship, these choices also reveal what kinds of characters we’re dealing with. They’re an incredible tool for visual storytelling, and filmmakers throughout cinema history have proven […]

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