The Black Plague, Third Pandemic and Spanish Flu wiped out hundreds of millions; they have nothing on today’s worst diseases Launch the gallery here to see 10 of the world’s deadliest diseases—the contagious monsters that threaten our very way of life—and to learn how science is holding them at bay.

See the list -> PopSci, via: zaibatsu <- digg it!

Arsenic-laced drinking water, lead-contaminated soils and choking air pollution are sadly just the start in some of the world’s dirtiest places.

See the list -> PopSci

Can turning animals into cyborgs ever end well? Should lasers really be strapped to planes? Is dispersing humans with the worst smell ever created a better alternative to doing it by burning their skin? You be the judge. Launch our gallery of the world’s spookiest weapons.

Check it out: Popsci, tips by: Emil (thanks!), Photo by: darkpatator