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Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how.

Did you know you can start a fire with a ziploc bag, a bit of water, and the power of the sun? Here's how to do it step-by-step.

We are becoming increasingly more dependent on the internet to help run our lives. But much of the planet is outside the web, zones that are without web coverage. Ordinarily, this is more of a nuisance than a calamity. But in the aftermath of disasters, restoring internet coverage can be the difference between life and death.

Just when you thought your weekend plans were really exciting, a few guys had to go and jump into an active volcano. Pictures

This octopus squeezes through a tiny gap on a boat and escape successfully!

Most people don't escape death even once. Frane Selak has survived just about every type of vehicular accident.

Honey badgers escape from their enclosure using anything from mud balls to rakes.

The group was the 2nd to exit, the drop was at the wrong place (not a pilot error though) and nobody noticed until it was almost too late. It was pure coincidence and only the quick reaction by the skydivers involved prevented injuries or worse.

Jonny Phillips goes on the run as he tries to outwit the persistent nose of a highly trained tracker dog.