Disasterzone

Mad Max is a movie about a post-disaster world, and its success has inspired oodles of disastrously bad films.…

Human ingenuity, our ceaseless drive to invent, create, and build, is one of our species's greatest strengths. But…

250 million years ago, 95% of life on Earth perished, probably from megavolcanoes. 65 million years ago, a meteor…

Last week Annalee told me that io9 was going to devote a week to "Disasters", and wondered if I'd like to do…

In 1958, the United States tested the 18-kiloton "Cactus" nuclear device on Runit Island in the Pacific. 20 years…

Use these physics tips on how to build igloos, and you can become the most popular person during the new ice age!

Survival isn't just a matter of stockpiling food and water purification tablets. This guide is for situations more…

Psychology has a bad habit of turning up unpleasant truths, and this is one of them. If you make doing the wrong…

The specter of nuclear holocaust has haunted humanity for more than 60 years now. Here are some of the reasons that…

Want to know where you should live if you are hoping to avoid the next catastrophic earthquake, flood, megavolcano,…

Everybody knows the world is going to be much sexier after the apocalypse. Exhibit A: Barb Wire, the trash orgy…

Why are pre-apocalyptic stories so popular? We get why everyone loves post-apocalyptic worlds: Everybody wants to…

What's the perfect fashion item to be wearing when disaster strikes? A big sign that says "The End is Near." So we…

Did you know they're still doing a Waterworld show at Universal Studios Hollywood? We didn't, until we read it might…

Climate change is steering grizzly bears and polar bears on a collision course. When they meet in the middle,…

Food is a hoot to eat, but it's significantly less fun when it's exploding or drowning you or turning you into a…

Every great disaster movie has some moments of pure, epic destruction, where everything collapses, burns or blows up…

With the holidays coming up, it's the perfect time to explore the many faces of disaster. This week, io9 takes you…

Some of the world's most terrifying disasters are also breathtaking to behold. In this gallery are awe-inducing…