Not only will these little guys make your skin crawl, but they can also kill you. Some of them can burrow into your skin, and others can go a lot deeper. This...
A mysterious interstellar object is on a collision course with Earth. And scientists don’t know what it is. What could this new astrophysical object be? Where did it...
A massive earthquake knocks you off your feet. There’s a blinding flash of white, and then you see a tsunami of lava rising on the horizon. A nuclear reaction has...
Several volcanoes around the world are being woken up on purpose. The mission? To use volcanic eruptions to protect the Earth from global warming. In what ways could you...
What’s the worst pain you’ve experienced? A broken bone? Touching something hot? Maybe stepping on a sharp toy? Well, in this What If experiment...
Welcome to Australia, the place where everything can kill you. While that may sound like a joke to everyone else, Australians know it is true. So, if you’re heading Down...
You put on your shoe and feel a burning pain in your foot right away. Your whole leg starts feeling stiff. The room spins as your vision blurs, and your stomach clenches...
When we think of bloodsuckers, we usually think of the fictional kind. Vampires. But there are real creatures that will suck our blood. And they could be living in your...
You’re in the deepest part of our oceans. The Mariana Trench. Suddenly, your sub experiences an earthquake. And when you look outside, you see the terrifying...
What if Jupiter’s 79 moons weren’t gravitationally bound to Jupiter? What if they became rogue objects orbiting on their own paths around the Sun? Would they still be...
Imagine if all the Earth’s oxygen disappeared. Not forever, just for, say, an hour? Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere? And...
You’re lost in the jungle without any other humans around. You need to find a new family. Or your new family could find you. What would it be like to be raised by...