Discovery

Cute Break: Watch a Live Cam of the Most Entertaining Penguins Ever

In what has to be the most entertaining live animal cam we’ve seen, the Discovery Channel has set up an intimate 24-hour camera at the “Penguin Encounter” exhibit at SeaWorld San Diego.

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Watch Your Back This Shark Week: Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sharks

Created so us average folk can appreciate the power—and violence—of sharks, Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week celebration starts July 31. 

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Forget Cuddly Puppies: The Shark Cam Is Live, Just In Time for Shark Week

The Discovery Channel’s annual homage to those mouthy creatures is just around the corner. To sate your appetite for the glorious ocean/nightmares meanwhile, they’ve launched the Shark Cam, a live stream of the world’s largest indoor aquatic environment.

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Lost No Longer? Researchers Claim to Have Found ‘Atlantis’ in Spain

Just days after the world witnessed the devastating power of natural disasters in Japan, some scientists say they have strong proof of the location of the mythical “lost City of Atlantis,” destroyed by a tsunami thousands of years ago.

Justin Tennison

‘Tough as a Bull:’ Deadliest Catch Cast Remembers Crew Member Justin Tennison

The Discovery Channel’s hit show, ‘The Deadliest Catch’ has had another death in the family: Crew member Justin Tennison was found dead in an Alaska hotel room Tuesday. His death comes about one year after Captain Phil Harris died of a stroke while offloading crabs.

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MythBusters, Obama Edition: The Top 5 Myths About President Obama

On tonight’s episode of MythBusters., Obama asks the team to investigate the myth that ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes set a ship on fire by reflecting the sun off mirrors. But why not use the airtime to deflect myths about himself?

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin’s Unexpected Get-together with an Angry Alaskan

English surely was a “living language” in this conversation.