On average, a baby is born somewhere in the U.S. e...  ...on Google Drive. These are not actual births and deaths , but enough US Census statistical and geographica...

While it's not something most people will ever hav...  ...king for trouble. Read nine more stories of faked deaths at Oddee.Link

Inventing is a great way to leave your mark on the world, but in some unfortunate circumstances, inventions have been known to leave the mark of death on their inventors. A few years ago, we wrote a post about five inven...

Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy Blog points out that today is the 44th anniversary of the Apollo I fire that killed three astronauts: Ed White, Roger Chaffee, and Gus Grissom. I was very young, but recall being shocked and d...

Doing some Black Friday shopping? Make sure you get your caffeine, have plenty of cash and checks on hand, and program your doctor’s office on your speed dial. As the day and the deals have gotten more hyped up o...

If ever there was a cause for a Spoiler Alert, thi...  .... Some are sad or bittersweet. Others funny. Some deaths you cheer on. All are memorable. There are man...

Photo Via Brennheit Bakst [Flickr] M.J. was just found dead at the age of fifty, apparently from a cardiac arrest.He was scheduled to perform a number of comeback concerts next year. "We're told when paramedics arriv...

Volcanos are the most dangerous type of natural catastrophe, and have killed more people than most of us are aware of. Read about each of the ten deadliest eruptions in recorded history. To give you an idea, the AD79 eru...