Imagine you had to experience an apocalypse every day. Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, asteroid showers. Every day would be a struggle for survival. That’s because...
Akiko Iwasaki thought she was safe. The hotel she owned was designed to double as a tsunami evacuation spot. But when a 14.5 m (48 ft) monster wave hit Japan on March...
This is our Universe, an ever-expanding network of stars and galaxies. And this is your brain. Don’t they look eerily similar to one another? Why are they so alike...
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...
You’ve spent your morning hiking in the desert sun. You begin to feel lightheaded and sweat is pouring down your back. As you pick up your cell phone to call for...
When it rains, it pours, but you’ve never seen anything like this. It’s been raining for weeks on end. The streets have stopped draining and you’re seeing the...
It’s a small world after all, because today, we’re shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere...
The water is rising. It’s nearly up to your neck. You’re being sucked under the surface of the river. What began as a stroll in the countryside has become...
Did you know there’s an international competition centered around the game tag? Instead of playing it as children in the backyard, these professional taggers...
Avatar’s Pandora is the wildest, most beautiful and most deadly place in the galaxy. I mean, who wouldn’t want to live here? But how could the air kill you...
Scorching heat. Endless sunshine. This may sound like your average summer, but with temperatures skyrocketing across the globe, things are only going to get hotter. Some...
It’s been a hard day. Your muscles are sore, and you’re stressed. You change into your bathing suit and slide into the bubbling water of a hot tub. Ooh, that...
