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High On History: The Volcanic Disaster That Decimated The 19th Century

A little-known Indonesian volcano caused disease, famine and massive arctic melting in the 19th century. Death toll: tens of millions.

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Science is Sweet: 4 Under-Represented Ways We Could Go Extinct

Tired of the same old plot lines for our ultimate destruction? We’ve got four obscure—but plausible!—ideas for humanity's finale.

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