Death-by-quicksand is a favourite of B-movie directors. But would a hapless cowboy or bandit really be sucked under? BBC Future pokes a tentative toe into the science… We’ve all seen the films. A man ...

Quicksand is not the fearsome geological feature movies have made it out to be. It is, however, an unusual substance. If you grew up in the 1980s or ’90s, you might fear quicksand. Evil characters in ...

A fetish film featuring Hollywood’s most erotic star: quicksand. Source: SBS Being stuck in a pit of damp sand risking imminent asphyxiation may not be everyone’s idea of a swell time, but for some ...

YUNCHENG, China, Oct. 28 (UPI) --Firefighters in China were summoned to the bank of a river to help a 17-year-old who became stuck in quicksand. Video of the rescue Tuesday in Yuncheng, Shanxi ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. As a child, I knew two ...