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1.In 1986, a lake exploded. Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a sudden burst of CO2, suffocating 1,700 people and over 3,500 livestock. Eric Bouvet / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images 2.Veterinarians ...

PC gamers have been accustomed to the presence of physics in games since first launching a toilet at a Combine soldier's head with Half-Life 2's gravity gun. Yet while there are countless games ...

Most often in the public eye thanks to his racehorses, the British citizen was the spiritual leader of 12 million members of the Ismaili sect of Islam. Some believe he was a direct descendent of ...