Whether natural or man-made, disasters simultaneously cause massive destruction and unity of people trying to help those in need. Discover some of the world's worst disasters in this collection.
Ancient plants and animals form the basis of oil, which stays beneath the ground in sponge-like rock formations.
Geologists use sound waves to locate oil beneath the surface of ground and water.
A Daring Adventure
By 1992, Somali famine is terrible. Rebel leaders fight each other with weapons from the Soviet Union. The UN asks the US to begin Operation Restore H...
Small ceramic tiles on the surface of space shuttles protect against high temperatures on reentry to earth.
Oswiecim, Poland is the location of Auschwitz because the Polish army is already there.
There are three times as many Somalis in the mob as US soldiers. A 45-minute mission turns into hours and soldiers are put at risk by worldwide TV rep...
Pan Am 1736 and KLM 4805 head for disaster.
The Port Authority Police rush to help survivors and many lose their lives.
Discussions remain over how much the US military should have known prior to the Pearl Harbor attack; there are accusations of "miscalculations and blu...
Giovanni Boccaccio writes Decameron, a first-hand account of behavior during the medieval plague; some people flee, while others enjoy life to the ful...
African-American slaves are bought and sold like animals in the country's system of chattel slavery.
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