Articles By Bridget Brady : Discovery News

Ultimate Armored Car: The Presidential Beast

Posted Fri Feb 10, 2012 01:42 PM ET | 0

If you’re into cars, you won’t believe the upgrades on the President’s Cadillac and now you’ll get a first hand look at this amazing ride. “The Beast”, as it’s known, travels around the world with the... Read more

Dr. Andrew West is the Beast Tracker

Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 09:21 AM ET | 0

You might remember Dr. West from Hogs Gone Wild where he led the Pacific Ecology Laboratory LLC based in Hawaii. In BEAST TRACKER, Dr. West investigates the conflict of man vs. animal as advancing human populations continue to clash ... Read more

Watching over Washington: Inside the FBI and Secret Service

Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 04:18 PM ET | 0

Every year millions watch as Washington’s most powerful gather at the Capital for the President’s State of the Union Address. Did you ever think of the security risks for such an important event? Well don’t worry, the FBI has ... Read more

How to Survive in the Jungle

Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:10 PM ET | 0

Most people think of the tropics as a huge and forbidding tropical rain forest through which every step taken must be hacked out and where every inch of the way is crawling with danger. Actually, over half of the ... Read more

Ways to Maintain Hygiene in the Extreme Cold

Posted Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:03 AM ET | 0

Although washing yourself may be impractical and uncomfortable in a cold environment, you must do so. Washing helps prevent skin rashes that can develop into more serious problems. In some situations, you may be able to take a snow ... Read more

Tornado Survival Tips

Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 11:35 AM ET | 0

There aren’t many things in nature as pure a killer as a tornado. Destructive … unpredictable … incapable of listening to reason. All you can do, really, is get out of its way. But there are smart ways to ... Read more

Safe Evacuation During a Plane Crash

Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:44 AM ET | 0

If you are in an aircraft that goes down at sea, take the following actions once you clear the aircraft. Whether you are in the water or in a raft, get clear and upwind of the aircraft as soon ... Read more

Fire Survival Tips

Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:42 AM ET | 0

In many survival situations, the ability to start a fire can make the difference between living and dying. Fire can fulfill many needs. It can provide warmth and comfort. It not only cooks and preserves food, it also provides ... Read more

How to Evacuate a Sinking Car

Posted Tue Sep 6, 2011 11:53 AM ET | 0

You don’t have to drive off a bridge to experience the terror of sinking underwater in a car. Flash floods can be just as deadly — a car could start floating away in only 2 feet of water. Either ... Read more

Techniques for Surviving at Sea

Posted Mon Sep 5, 2011 11:57 AM ET | 0

There’s nothing romantic about being a castaway. Even Tom Hanks was reduced to wailing over the loss of a volleyball, his only companion. Surviving at sea is a grueling challenge, one that grows more demanding and draining by the ... Read more

How To Improvise in Survival Situations

Posted Sun Sep 4, 2011 12:04 PM ET | 0

In the United States, we have items available for all our needs. Many of these items are cheap to replace when damaged. Our easy come, easy go, easy-to-replace culture makes it unnecessary for us to improvise. This inexperience in ... Read more

9 Injuries Caused by Extremely Cold Weather

Posted Sat Sep 3, 2011 12:06 PM ET | 0

The best way to deal with injuries and sicknesses is to take measures to prevent them from happening in the first place. Treat any injury or sickness that occurs as soon as possible to prevent it from worsening. The ... Read more

Tips to Avoid Hypothermia in Extreme Weather

Posted Thu Sep 1, 2011 04:42 PM ET | 0

The simple way to avoid hypothermia is to dress warmly and stay out of the cold. But things don’t always work out and there may come a time when you don’t dress warmly enough and you’re so cold you ... Read more

Ways to Get Through Quicksand

Posted Thu Sep 1, 2011 12:51 PM ET | 0

First, let’s dispense with the movie myth: Man running through jungle blindly stumbles into pit of quicksand; within seconds he is sucked under by a powerful vacuum, leaving behind only a floating pith helmet as a warning to others. ... Read more

Extreme Cold Weather Survival Tips

Posted Tue Aug 30, 2011 04:41 PM ET | 0

It is more difficult for you to satisfy your basic water, food and shelter needs in a cold environment than in a warm environment. Even if you have the basic requirements, you must also have adequate protective clothing and ... Read more