Extremes
How It Felt Learning My Dad Is a Serial Killer
After he was arrested a lot of weird moments in my childhood made sense.
This Guy Got Hit by Lightning and Became a Concert Pianist
Before the lightning, Tony Cicoria barely even listened to music.
This Australian Bartender Found an ATM Glitch and Blew $1.6 Million
We asked Dan Saunders to describe the loophole and his five months of partying.
These Brothers Were Eavesdropping on Space Transmissions When They Heard Cries for Help
It's one of the strangest mysteries of the 20th century.
Dating a Billionaire Seemed Like Fun Until I Tried It
Sure he had a yacht, but he also wrote "I love you" in blood the first night we met.
The Sinking of a Luxury Ferry and a Few Lessons on Survival
When the MS Estonia sank in 1994 only one in seven people managed to make it off. But as psychologists agree, survival that night wasn't entirely about luck.
Building a Miniature Planet Earth Is Hard, But We Keep Trying
So far, all experiments have ended with crews running low on oxygen and fighting each other. This is a problem if we're to ever reach Mars.
Declassified FBI Photos Show the Horror of Being a First Responder in Jonestown
The military went in expecting to rescue a cult. They never thought they'd find a massacre.
I Live Out of My Car, in the Arctic
Dutch photographer Sarah Gerats spent the past seven years in one of the world's northernmost towns.
How a Volunteer Firefighter Became a Serial Arsonist
David isn't sure how many wildfires he lit around Australia's southern coast—but he's very clear on what made him do it.
Meet the Guy Who Woke From a Coma Speaking Another Language
Ben McMahon knew some basic Chinese from high school. But after a car accident he was put in a coma and emerged weirdly fluent.
The Story of the Guy Who Posted Himself From the UK to Australia
When Reg Spiers ran out of money for a plane ticket, he got creative.