How to Survive the Jurassic Period

Time travel has just been invented. And — congratulations — you’re being sent 200 million years back to the Jurassic period. After hurling through time and space, you...

How to Survive Cryopreservation

Have you ever dreamed of seeing the distant future? Or maybe just fast-forwarding to when hoverboards finally exist? In the world of cryonics, many scientists believe...

What If the Universe Is Bouncing?

This is the Universe. And this little dot here is the Earth. And this is a Big Bounce coming up, and it’s about to squash our planet. Yikes. How long would we have...

How to Survive a Nuke

It’s happened: a nuclear explosion. If you weren’t killed in the initial blast, the fallout can finish the job. Whether it’s an act of war or...

What If You Only Drank Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola can do some pretty strange things. And the ingredients inside of it might be even more bizarre. Just imagine what it’s doing inside your body after you...

How to Survive a Black Hole

So you happen to be traveling in space, exploring the Universe. Then you start to see planets and stars disappear. Outer space begins to get darker and darker. You look...