9 Global Disasters That Never Came to Pass
It’s easy to get caught up in apocalyptic paranoia. After all, it’s 2012, the economy is fucked, the oceans are rising, and all our coolest fictional heroes are post-apocalyptic one way or another. But let’s just take a moment to remember all the calamities that didn’t happen. Over the past few decades, people have predicted…
Movies Where The World Actually Gets Destroyed In The End
Lots of movies try to end with a bang — but only a few end with the entire human race being wiped out, or the world being torn asunder. Hollywood all too often wimps out on showing us total oblivion, but there are a few movies that go all the way. In honor of a…
Rock You Like An Apocalypse: Art That Destroys The World!
Is there anything more hardcore than a really great apocalypse? One featuring fire raining down and tidal waves and people with mohawks running wild? It’s Friday, which makes this a perfect time to rock out like Roland Emmerich. We’ve gathered some of the most bitchin apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic art from all over the internet. Check…
A Shield That Could Protect Earth Against Asteroid Strikes
Scientists aren’t entirely sure when the last major asteroid hit the Earth, but it’s certain to happen again. And Alan Harris, asteroid researcher at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), is hoping to head the next one off. Last month, Harris established an international collaboration of 13 researchers to investigate…
Trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Hell, in which the sun swallows the Earth
Roland Emmerich may be spending his time making a wussy “who wrote Shakespeare’s plays” movie, but he’s still in the apocalyptic-movie business. Check out the English-subtitled trailer for the German post-apocalyptic thriller he produced, Hell. In which the sun gets so bright, you need to wear protective goggles. And it’s dazzlingly bright, even at night!…