If stumbling into quicksand ranks on your list of worries, don't panic. You won't sink in—at least not all the way. Real quicksand is certainly hard to get out of, but it doesn't suck people under the ...

It has happened to Indiana Jones and the dashing Westley in “The Princess Bride.” On Wednesday afternoon it happened to three horses in Jurupa Valley. Quicksand. (Well, technically, officials are ...

A hiker was rescued from quicksand last week in Arches National Park, reigniting long-dormant fears of a geologic phenomenon once featured prolifically in films, video games and nightmares. The big ...