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Three real-world disasters forensically dissected: Fukushima nuclear plant, a Manhattan crane collapse, fire on the aircraft...

Railroad crews haul a massive 210-ton reactor across the country as track crews scramble to stay one step ahead of the load.

During spring repair season, a 119-car grain train dodges a broken down locomotive and rail reconstruction projects as it...

Bartholomew Roberts, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, brings West Indies trade to a standstill until hunted down...

Discover Saudi Arabia’s rugged wildlife and ancient rock art, and Oman’s thriving marine life and desert creatures, from...

Saudi Arabia’s wildlife thrives in extreme conditions, from deadly scorpions and raucous baboons to charming chameleons and...

During a routine one-hour flight in December 1993, Northwest Airline Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing...

Alitalia Flight 404 plows into a forested hillside killing everyone. Did a hidden flaw in the navigation system lead two...

With the future of commercial space travel hanging in the balance, it's up to investigators to figure out what went wrong.

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path...

After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety...

Careening into a mountaintop just minutes from the runway, an American charter flight becomes the worst aviation disaster in...

When a UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash, investigators uncover a minor maintenance issue with...

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