Category: Earth
There’s a reason why certain creatures are able to survive and live for millions of years. It’s because they’re absolutely terrifying, which keeps predators from messing with them. Here …
When you think of ghosts and ghouls, there’s one creature you don’t have to be afraid of: Dracula. I mean, everyone knows vampires aren’t real…right? Well, maybe not human …
Etymologist Piotr Naskrecki studies katydids, a type of insect related to crickets. He walks alone and at night into the depths of South American rainforests as part of his research. He walks …
No, we’re not being invaded by aliens (yet), but this giant Mangapinna (Bigfin) squid sure looks like it could be from Mars. These squids are some of the creepiest creatures …
As if he hadn’t done enough to get the public at large interested in space with his zero-gravity version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”(video below), Col. Chris Hadfield has …
Walking into a forest at night can be a creepy experience even without finding any of these natural monstrosities lingering among the trees. Who needs scary ghost stories by …
There are few substances in the world that are more interesting than dry ice and thermite. Both are dangerous in their own ways (dry ice burns, and thermite explodes), …
Old timey gangsters used to be famous for giving their enemies a “pair of cement shoes,” and sending them off to “sleep with the fishies.” Of course humans can’t survive …
