(This is an updated version of a 2021 piece written after the loss of the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 off Bali, which took the lives of all 53 people on board. The time taken to find it, ...

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore earlier this year was a tragic incident. It was an alarming reminder of how unprepared many of us are for emergencies like finding ourselves ...

The extreme investigators at How to Survive break down the critical steps and split-second decisions needed to outrun and ...

You and your family decide to take a camping trip in the great outdoors. You’re relaxing in your tent, when suddenly, you smell smoke. You assume the kids are making s’mores, but they’re fast asleep.

This article is primarily transcribed from a 2017 Insider video on "How to escape quicksand — it's easier than you might think." Some of the information has been updated. If you find yourself stuck in ...

So, in BitLife you’ve landed in prison and decided to escape. You’re then presented with a checkerboard featuring you, a guard, some black lines, and an exit. If you want to successfully escape prison ...

I don’t know who invented this crazy challenge, but the idea is to put someone in a carved-out ice bowl and see if they can get out. Check it out! The bowl is shaped like the inside of a sphere, so ...