In 2004, the deadliest tsunami in recent history claimed up to 280,000 lives across 15 countries, after an earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. That death toll is so high, it is hard to comprehend. Yet...
If asked to name the deadliestinsect in the world, most people would search their minds for somesinister-looking spiders or scorpions, or exotic garden pests. However, if wedefine 'deadly’ in terms of the number of people who die directly as a resultof the insect, one of them leads the...
In 2023, PBS News reported that about two jockeys die, and 60 become paralyzed, from horse racing each year. Boxing is another contender for the world's deadliest sport. A 2010 study found that there are about 10 boxing deaths every year, worldwide. However, the authors noted that this ...
The ongoing conflict has turned cities into rubble and made daily life a struggle for millions of Yemenis. Food is scarce, and many people face severe malnutrition. Essential services like hospitals and schools are barely functioning. To make matters worse, disease outbreaks like cholera are spread...
If there is one thing that ties the world's deadliest destinations together, it is tectonic activity. 如果说有一件事情把世界上最致命的地方连为一体,那就是构造活动。 The Earth's crust is made up of moving plates, and where they move against each other, potential energy builds. When this en...
For almost 500 years, people have wondered what deadly disease wiped out most of the Aztecs (阿芝特克人). The locals called it cocolizthi, and now a team of scientists think they know exactly what that was. The outbreak is considered to be one of the deadliest epidemics (传染病)in human...
由最后一段The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the insects as "one of the deadliest animals in the world," due to their ability to rapidly spread deadly diseases such as dengue fever and malaria.可知,世界健康组织将蚊子这一类虫子描述成世界上最致命的动物,因为它们有迅速传播像登革热...
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almost 500 years, people have wondered what deadly disease wiped out most of the Aztecs(阿芝特克人). T he locals called itcocolizthi, and now a team of scientists thinkthey know exactly what that was. T he outbreak is considered to be one of the deadliest epidemics(传染病)in human ...
the Castor oil plant is also known as the "palm of Christ", or Palma Christi, which stems from the plant oil's ability to heal wounds. However, it also has the power to kill, as just one milligram of the plant's poison can kill an adult, according to the Centers for Disease Contro...