Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile is hostile, threatening, and... a great place to view outer space because there is no humidity in the air.
In the movie Skyline, strange lights descend on Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame. An extra-terrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the earth.
Dog owners were right all along. Our pups really do get jealous when we direct our affection elsewhere—but mostly when their rival for attention appears to threaten their social life.
Dog owners were right all along. Our pups really do get jealous when we direct our affection elsewhere—but mostly when their rival for attention appears to threaten their social life.
Dog owners were right all along. Our pups really do get jealous when we direct our affection elsewhere—but mostly when their rival for attention appears to threaten their social life.
A gang of young men harassed Mukherjee — following her, hissing lewd comments. After she threatened to go to the police, they sneaked into her house and poured acid on her while she slept, melting away much of her face.
Researchers have warned that Michelangelo's David is at risk of toppling, and they say its ankles are to blame. It's remained largely intact for more than 500 years, but tiny cracks in its ankles may threaten its stability.
Researchers have warned that Michelangelo's David is at risk of toppling, and they say its ankles are to blame. It's remained largely intact for more than 500 years, but tiny cracks in its ankles may threaten its stability.
Researchers have warned that Michelangelo's David is at risk of toppling, and they say its ankles are to blame. It's remained largely intact for more than 500 years, but tiny cracks in its ankles may threaten its stability.
When threatened, the Brazilian Wandering spider assumes an erect position, lifting its first pair of legs high in the air while swaying its body from side to side.
When threatened, the Brazilian Wandering spider assumes an erect position, lifting its first pair of legs high in the air while swaying its body from side to side.
When threatened, the Brazilian Wandering spider assumes an erect position, lifting its first pair of legs high in the air while swaying its body from side to side.
Barack Obama has sought to limit the damage from the growing espionage row after Germany and France denounced the major snooping activities of the U.S. and threatened to call off the ambitious free-trade talks between them.
Barack Obama has sought to limit the damage from the growing espionage row after Germany and France denounced the major snooping activities of the U.S. and threatened to call off the ambitious free-trade talks between them.
Barack Obama has sought to limit the damage from the growing espionage row after Germany and France denounced the major snooping activities of the U.S. and threatened to call off the ambitious free-trade talks between them.
Barack Obama has sought to limit the damage from the growing espionage row after Germany and France denounced the major snooping activities of the U.S. and threatened to call off the ambitious free-trade talks between them.
Colorful sponges and other marine life are starting to colonize the underwater museum’s statuary and draw tourists away from a threatened natural reef off the Cancun coast.
Colorful sponges and other marine life are starting to colonize the underwater museum’s statuary and draw tourists away from a threatened natural reef off the Cancun coast.
Colorful sponges and other marine life are starting to colonize the underwater museum’s statuary and draw tourists away from a threatened natural reef off the Cancun coast.
Black mambas are fast, lethally venomous and, when threatened, highly aggressive. Stories of their deadliness abound, and they have been aggrandized in African myth.
Black mambas are fast, lethally venomous and, when threatened, highly aggressive. Stories of their deadliness abound, and they have been aggrandized in African myth.
Across London, stalwart social institutions are being threatened by characterless renovation and demolition. To protect them, Kingston University students have applied for Unesco World Heritage status for the pub.