The Terra Nova Expedition

Robert Falcon Scott’s attempt to reach the South Pole resulted in the deaths of five men

The Twofold Bay Killers

How one pod of killer whales learned to work alongside human whaling crews to hunt and kill other whales

The Disappearance of Dennis Martin

Despite the largest manhunt in the history of the Smoky Mountains National Park, no trace of the missing six-year-old has ever been found

The 2008 K2 Disaster

While more climbers have died on Mount Everest (305 at the time of writing) than any of 13 other ‘eight … More

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

After a ship on a secret mission was sank, leaving 900 men in the water, they were attacked for almost four days by sharks

Alone on the Mountain: The Death of David Sharp

Climbing alone, a British mountaineer became stricken in the ‘death zone’ on Everest. Despite more than 40 climbers passing him, no attempt was made to rescue him

The Man-eaters of Tsavo

During the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in 1898, a pair of lions killed dozens of the construction workers, avoiding traps set for them seemingly at will