Articles By Joy Montefusco : Discovery News

Jesus Conspiracies

Posted Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:39 AM ET | 0

What do we really know about the life of Jesus? Jesus Conspiracies, premiering Thursday, April 19 at 10p scholars explore Jesus’ missing years, from a hidden bunker in a Nazareth home to clues that he may have been ... Read more

Show Off Your “Me vs. Wild” Moment and Win an Adventure!

Posted Mon Nov 7, 2011 03:47 PM ET | 0

Everyone has got their own Man Vs. Wild survival moment, whether it’s that big catch in the ocean, shoveling out from “snowmaggedon,” or exploring the African Savannah on safari. Sometimes your Man vs. Wild moment happens when... Read more

All-New Season of Flying Wild Alaska Starts Tonight!

Posted Fri Oct 28, 2011 04:34 PM ET | 0

The Tweto family and friends are back again with a whole new heap of adventure and antics. After checking out the premiere episode, we’d say the phrase “never a dull moment” most definitely applies here. Poor John Ponts signs ... Read more

2011 season premiere of Storm Chasers on Discovery tonight at 10PM!

Posted Sun Sep 25, 2011 03:40 PM ET | 0

Less than 8 hours from now, the new season of Storm Chasers will air on Discovery Channel, featuring the prolific April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak that ravaged much of “Dixie Alley” as over 200 tornadoes touched down from Mississippi ... Read more

Casting Call for New Adventure Series!

Posted Fri Sep 16, 2011 03:57 PM ET | 0

Want to be on TV? Athletic men and women 18+ sought for new adventure series. Email photo, name, age, profession, and why you should be cast to CastingTVAdventure@gmail.com. Read more

Bear Grylls Talks Adrenaline With Jimmy Fallon

Posted Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:54 AM ET | 0

In his new web video series, Adrenaline Lab, Bear Grylls interviews some of the world’s most extreme adrenaline junkies, who spend their days chasing the planet’s steepest mountains, tallest waves, and death-defying speed records. Jimmy... Read more

Is America’s Underworld Right Next Door?

Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 04:27 PM ET | 0

From Theft Rings to Meth Labs, Johnson Risks His Life to Get the Story In Discovery Channel’s all-new AMERICAN UNDERWORLD, premiering Monday, September 19th at 10PM ET/PT, journalist Mark Allen Johnson enters some of the most extreme, violent... Read more

Can You Guess the Lie?

Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 03:04 PM ET | 0

Show-stopping iconoclasts Penn & Teller bring their unique vision of the world to Discovery Channel in PENN & TELLER TELL A LIE, a new interactive series with a twist that promises to forever change how audiences interact with this ... Read more

All-New Season of Storm Chasers

Posted Tue Sep 6, 2011 04:54 PM ET | 0

It’s been a year of historic and tragic loss, unimaginable damage and an earth shattering reminder of nature’s force and power. Now get the whole story on this year’s record setting tornados as STORM CHASERS returns for an all ... Read more

5 Ways to Read Weather in Extreme Cold

Posted Mon Sep 5, 2011 09:13 AM ET | 0

There are several good indicators of climatic changes. Wind You can determine wind direction by dropping a few leaves or stalks of grass or by watching the treetops. Once you determine the wind direction, you can predict the type ... Read more

Help Support 9/11 Charities

Posted Wed Aug 31, 2011 05:30 PM ET | 0

The press is in, and the feedback and coverage has been terrific for Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero. New York Daily News critic David Hinckley called it “beautifully filmed and scored.” Check out clips from the “New World... Read more

How to Find Clean Water in the Jungle

Posted Fri Aug 5, 2011 09:12 AM ET | 0

Even though water is abundant in most tropical environments, you may, as a survivor, have trouble finding it. If you do find water, it may not be safe to drink. Some of the many sources are vines, roots, palm ... Read more

Find Water for Survival in Extreme Cold

Posted Fri Aug 5, 2011 09:11 AM ET | 0

There are many sources of water in the Arctic and subarctic. Your location and the season of the year will determine where and how you obtain water. Water sources in arctic and subarctic regions are more sanitary than in ... Read more

Emergency Water Supply Fundamentals

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 05:14 PM ET | 0

Water is one of your most urgent needs in a survival situation. You can’t live long without it, especially in hot areas where you lose water rapidly through perspiration. Even in cold areas, you need a minimum of 2 ... Read more

Water Filtration Techniques for Survival

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 05:10 PM ET | 0

If the water you find is also muddy, stagnant and foul smelling, you can clear the water — By placing it in a container and letting it stand for 12 hours By pouring it through a filtering system Note: ... Read more