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The Town That Was Buried Alive

On the night of October 30, 2010, the tiny town of Villa Santa Lucía in Chile went to sleep like any other night. Nestled in the Patagonian Andes, the village...

The Town That Was Buried Alive

On the night of October 30, 2010, the tiny town of Villa Santa Lucía in Chile went to sleep like any other night. Nestled in the Patagonian Andes, the village...

The Village That Froze Overnight

In January 2018, residents of Versoix, Switzerland, woke to a scene that looked more like a fantasy film than real life.Every tree, lamppost, car, and bench along the shores of...

The Village That Froze Overnight

In January 2018, residents of Versoix, Switzerland, woke to a scene that looked more like a fantasy film than real life.Every tree, lamppost, car, and bench along the shores of...

The Day the Sun Disappeared

On May 19, 1780, people across New England woke to an ordinary morning — only to watch the sky grow darker… and darker… until it felt like night had fallen...

The Day the Sun Disappeared

On May 19, 1780, people across New England woke to an ordinary morning — only to watch the sky grow darker… and darker… until it felt like night had fallen...

The Town That Sank Into the Earth

If you’ve ever driven through Pennsylvania and passed by a road that’s cracked, smoking, and smells like rotten eggs, you might have stumbled across the ghost of Centralia — a...

The Town That Sank Into the Earth

If you’ve ever driven through Pennsylvania and passed by a road that’s cracked, smoking, and smells like rotten eggs, you might have stumbled across the ghost of Centralia — a...

The River That Caught Fire #2

If water is supposed to put out fire, then how can a river burn? That’s exactly what happened to the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, multiple times during the 20th...

The River That Caught Fire #2

If water is supposed to put out fire, then how can a river burn? That’s exactly what happened to the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, multiple times during the 20th...

The Desert That Turned Into a Sea of Plastic

Far from any land, deep in the North Pacific Ocean, there’s a place where no human permanently lives — yet it is one of humanity’s largest creations. It’s not a...

The Desert That Turned Into a Sea of Plastic

Far from any land, deep in the North Pacific Ocean, there’s a place where no human permanently lives — yet it is one of humanity’s largest creations. It’s not a...