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Justin Tennison Found Dead; 'Deadliest Catch' Mourns Anew

It's the second death in as many years among the cast of "Deadliest Catch." Justin Tennison, a crew member on the F/V Time Bandit, was found dead in a hotel in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, TMZ reports. He would have turned 34 next month. Last February, "Deadliest Catch" star Capt. Phil Harris died after suffering a...

What Is Antimatter? 4 Essential Questions and Answers

(Nov. 18) -- From "Star Trek" to "Angels and Demons," antimatter has been a staple of science fiction for decades -- but not any longer. Today, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, announced that they have successfully produced and trapped atoms of antihydrogen as part of an ongoing...

Former Marine Acts as Iraq War Vet's Legs in Marathon

(Nov. 1) -- When Marine Sgt. Eddie Ryan finished the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, he proved that anything is possible -- with a little help from your friends. All his life, Ryan's two biggest dreams were to become a Marine and to run in the Marine Corps Marathon, a grueling event that takes place every October in...

Obama to Tackle Urban Myths on Discovery Channel

(Oct. 18) -- President Barack Obama, the target of widely circulated falsehoods about his religion, birth and experience, is going on a Discovery Channel program aimed at dispelling urban legends. Obama will appear on the Dec. 8 episode of "MythBusters," a cable-TV show aimed at young teenagers whose recent subjects have...

Discovery Channel Hostages Tell Oprah of Their Ordeal

CHICAGO (Sept. 16) - Two employees of Discovery Communications described to Oprah Winfrey for her show on Thursday how they were taken hostage after walking into the company's headquarters near Washington and finding a gunman who had them lie on the marble floor. George Burns, Harpo Productions Inc. / AP Oprah Winfrey...

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Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel) is an American satellite and cable specialty channel (also delivered via IPTV, terrestrial television and internet television in other parts of the world), founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications.

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