How would the world change if, all of a sudden, every biological man disappeared? Would the world become more peaceful? Why would you have to ration food? And why...
Drowning is often imagined as a dramatic struggle, with someone waving their arms and calling for help. But the reality is much different. Many drowning victims...
Pets can be many things to people. To some, pets are life-changing family members. To others, they’re noisy troublemakers. And pets are the stars of hilarious...
With razor sharp teeth, armor like scales, and a body that can grow longer than a person is tall, the alligator gar looks like a creature that escaped from the age of...
In the past few billion years, Earth has been pummeled by asteroids, crashed into other planets and frozen over several times. Not to mention being ruled by all kinds of...
“Below the thunders of the upper deep, Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, his ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep The Kraken sleepeth” That’s right. It’s...
The last time the world witnessed a total solar eclipse was in 2017, and its presence delighted enthusiastic sky watchers. But what if, instead of a rare phenomena, a...
10. Computer Mice The computer mouse is one of the most familiar tools in modern computing, but its origins trace back to NASA related research in the 1960s. Engineers...
Even if Titan were much closer to Earth, creating a permanent settlement there would still be one of humanity’s greatest engineering challenges. But among all the...
Two animals. One patch of territory. Neither has any interest in sharing it. That’s the whole setup, and it’s not a hypothetical scenario dreamed up for...
Until its closure in 2014, a dedicated area for inmates suffering from mental illnesses occupied the 9th floor of Miami-Dade County’s Pre-Trial Detention Center...
In 1998, a gentleman by the name of John Titor arrived from the future, or so he said. In his timeline, as he claimed, General Electric had managed to invent time travel...
Among Us is a video game that has been taken the world by storm. It’s one of the most-watched games on Twitch and YouTube. Even politicians are playing it.But what...
At first, it’s very bright. But then, as your eyes adjust to the light, you start to piece together your surroundings. The moving blobs above you, you realize, are...
Most people dream about adventure, but very few are willing to face the brutal reality of climbing Mount Everest. Rising along the border between Nepal and China...
If the Earth had an edge, it might look something like this, the edge of a flat Earth. A vast frozen wall at the horizon, trees growing at strange angles, and a sky that...
Could we move to our new moon one day? Or is this one of those scenarios where everybody dies in the end? “Fly me to Mars..” Ahem, where were we? Right, Mars...
Did you know that some of the hottest countries in the world have outdoor ventilation? Qatar gets temperatures as hot as 50 °C (122 °F). But luckily for them...
They’re in your yard, on your walls, in your attic, and there’s probably one near you right now. The thought of these creepy crawlers might make you want to go on an...
Bungee jumping from the Victoria Falls Bridge has been on your bucket list for years. But as you look down, from high over the water, this lifelong dream feels like it...
