The Soviets Abandoned a Top-Secret Bioweapons Testing Ground. 34 Years Later, ‘Anthrax Island’ Is Waking Up.

Vozrozhdeniya Island was a major test site for lethal viruses, plague bacteria, and anthrax spores.
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160,000 people died on this island - then they tried to hide the rest

For centuries, this abandoned island became a place of exile, plague, death, and fear, where an estimated 160,000 people lost their lives. What began as a quarantine zone later turned into a mental ...
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5 Once-Thriving Island Resorts That Are Now Abandoned

Deserted tropical island with white sand and palm trees - Goinyk Production/Shutterstock We can only imagine how five once-thriving island resorts ended up abandoned. Perhaps the scene unfolds like ...

‘Abandoned fish farms everywhere’: Greek island grapples with debris polluting the Ionian Sea

The Greek island of Ithaca is still facing pollution years after fish farms were abandoned. View on euronews ...
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Louisiana’s ‘Last Island’ was once a resort destination, now it’s desolate

Isle Dernière, a 19th-century luxury resort for Southern elites, thrived in the 1850s. The island earned the nickname “Newport of the South” for its hotels, ballrooms, and social events. In August ...
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Abandoned pigs rescued on Tennessee’s Looney Islands

🛍️ Amazon Big Spring Sale: 100+ editor-approved deals worth buying right now 🛍️ By Laura Baisas Published Jan 13, 2026 10:38 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred ...