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Fatal Shark Attacks Spike in 2011

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 02:56 PM ET | 0

While 2011 continued the downward trend in shark attacks in the United States, other countries weren't so lucky. Read more

Scorned Cruise Ship Captain Not Alone in History

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:58 AM ET | 0

The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia allegedly abandoned ship -- like many captains before him. Read more

Philippines Storm May Be Year's Deadliest

Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 01:10 PM ET | 0

Quickly rising flood waters from Tropical storm Washi left nearly 900 people dead. Read more

Twelve-Year-Old Boy Pulled From Turkey Rubble

Posted Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:32 PM ET | 0

The boy survived 108 hours in rubble since a powerful earthquake struck Turkey. Read more

My 9/11 Escape from the World Trade Center

Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 06:35 AM ET | 0

A native New Yorker recounts her experience evacuating 2 WTC on 9/11 -- and how that day changed her life. Read more

How Should We Remember 9/11?

Posted by Emily Sohn Fri Sep 2, 2011 06:22 AM ET | 0

While Americans have an admirable tendency to focus on the positive, historians say it's critical to also remember tragedy. Read more

Condemnation From All Sides for Norway Killer

Posted Fri Aug 5, 2011 12:47 PM ET | 0

Anders Breivik is condemned by an author he once admired, as well as by a survivor of his attacks. Read more

New Aftershock Strikes Japan As Evacuation Zone Widens

Posted Mon Apr 11, 2011 08:19 AM ET | 0

Japan on Monday widened the evacuation zone around a stricken nuclear plant exactly a month after the crisis began and as another 7.1 magnitude quake and tsunami alert strained nerves anew. Read more

Nuclear Crisis Update: No Water to Cool Spent Fuel Pool

Posted Wed Mar 16, 2011 04:34 PM ET | 0

With no water to cool the fuel rods, they could just get hotter and eventually melt down. Read more

Wide Angle: Chilean Miner Rescue

Posted Fri Oct 15, 2010 03:08 PM ET

The world watched for more than two months as 33 Chilean miners awaited rescue, 2,000 feet beneath the earth. Relive the events, the technological achievements and the eventual rescue of these men. Read more

Nearly 18,000 Still 'Missing' on China Quake Anniversary

Posted Tue May 11, 2010 11:30 AM ET | 0

Nearly two years have past, and families throughout China still don't know what happened to their loved ones. Read more

Pearl Harbor Still Haunts One Survivor

Posted Mon Dec 7, 2009 12:45 PM ET | 0

Sixty-eight years after the attacks, Ed Johann will return to Pearl Harbor for the first time. Read more

Urban Nuclear Attack Scenarios Examined

Posted by Robert Lamb Tue Nov 24, 2009 02:00 PM ET | 0

Mapping the impact of a nuclear weapon could help emergency responders plan for the worst. Read more

South Pacific Coasts Reeling From Tsunami: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

A massive tsunami hurled by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 100 and leaving dozens missing Wednesday. The toll was expected to rise. Read more

Fault Monitoring Breakthrough May Help Predict Quakes : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

A breakthrough method of measuring the strength of earthquake-prone faults is shedding new light on the vast interconnectivity of quakes around the world, according to a study published in Nature. Read more