Right now, only 15% of life on Earth lives in Oceans. Today, we’re gonna crank that up a notch. You, as well as all life on Earth, are moving underwater. Would we have...
If you were just three times stronger than the world’s strongest person, you could lift a compact car. What else could you do? Or, not do? Would superhuman...
The Longest Anyone Has Lived Underwater Is 31 Days, and Companies Are Planning Cities
The record for living underwater currently stands at 31 days. One month. That is the ceiling of human experience beneath the surface, and there are companies right now...
The current coronavirus crisis is a difficult time for all of us. We want you, our fans and your loved ones, to be informed about the coronavirus and what you can do to...
Termites are some of the oldest insects on Earth, with fossils dating back around 130 million years to the Early Cretaceous period. Today, they can be found on six of...
Asteroids are rocky leftovers from the early formation of our planetary neighborhood. And of the over one million that we know of, most orbit the Sun in the asteroid...
While on your usual walk you come across a dog coming towards you. The dog is scowling and its body is becoming taut. When it shows its teeth and flattens its ears, you...
Far beyond Earth, orbiting the giant planet Jupiter, lies one of the most fascinating places in the Solar System. At first glance, Europa appears to be nothing more than...
What If We Could Genetically Engineer the Perfect Human, and What Would It Cost Us?
What makes the perfect human? Immaculate features? Indomitable Intelligence? Incomparable wit? Or irresistible charm? What if you could modify your genes? What if...
One day, we want to take humanity into space. But why don’t we start small? Take one solar power station, 10,000 people, and 10 million tons of crumbled Moon rock...
On the morning of February 13, 2017, travelers moved through the crowded terminals of Kuala Lumpur International Airport without noticing anything unusual. Flights...
Something strange is happening beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and scientists are paying close attention. The Gulf Stream, one of the most important ocean...
Betelgeuse is one of the most famous stars in the night sky. Sitting on the shoulder of the Orion constellation, this enormous red supergiant is nearly 950 times wider...
Out of all the planets in the Universe, Earth is clearly the best for life, right? Wrong. Earth may be great, but scientists have discovered a few worlds that could be...
Five billion years from now, the Sun will be running out. Assuming anyone is still here to care, that becomes an urgent problem, because a star running low on fuel is a...
Gravity, in the literal sense, keeps everyone (and everything) on Earth grounded. It acts as the anchor that prevents objects from floating skyward. For humans...
A family vacation in Florida was supposed to be a relaxing escape filled with sunshine, fishing and swimming. Instead, one afternoon turned into a terrifying fight for...
Space tourism is happening now. Soon enough, you might be able to take your own vacation into the cosmos. What would your travel experience be like? What would you see...
As the world watches the war Russia brutally started in Ukraine, you wonder how these countries would be different if the dictator Vladimir Putin never took office. Who...
Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching ball of iron surrounded by an ocean of boiling hot liquid metal – the Earth’s core...

