Picture this. You just got arrested in the Philippines. You haven’t been convicted of anything, but suddenly you’re inside Manila City Jail, surrounded by...
Across the globe, there are islands that look beautiful from a distance but hide extreme dangers, from deadly wildlife to natural disasters and strict access...
Are you religious? If you are, a huge part of your life is probably shaped by your beliefs and religious community. If you’re not, you might stare with bewilderment at...
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid as big as Mount Everest was headed on a deadly collision course with Earth. The impact was so devastating that it wiped out the...
For Todd Orr, an outdoorsman, what started off as a calm morning hike in the Montana mountains soon turned into a struggle for his life; he never anticipated that the...
As much as we love to blow stuff up here on Earth, no bombs or pyrotechnics could compare to the incredible force of nature’s biggest explosion, the supernova. As...
e now live in a world where supposed facts either turn out to be fictions or are so outrageous that the increasingly dismayed novelist would struggle to get them passed...
Imagine if the ground beneath your feet could provide nearly limitless energy. Instead of depending on coal, oil, and natural gas, countries could drill deep into...
Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in March 2002. At the time, the U.S. government described him as one of the top operating officials of Al Qaeda, someone involved...
What was meant to be a once in a lifetime adventure quickly turned into one of the deadliest volcanic disasters ever recorded on camera. Whakaari, also known as White...
In most countries, watching a film is the least remarkable thing you could do with an evening. In North Korea, it depends entirely on where the film came from. An...
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A Komodo Dragon Could Bite Your Leg, but Escaping Its Jaws Would Only Be the Beginning
Komodo dragons, also known as Komodo monitors, are the largest lizards in the world. As adults, they have an almost-uniform stone color and can weigh around 70 kg (154...
For centuries, explorers dreamed of finding a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic. Hidden among the islands of northern Canada, the...
America’s current President has repeatedly suggested and called for Canada to become the 51st state of America. While the Canadian government has forcefully...
Their bodies may look similar in size to humans, but kangaroos are far more powerful than they appear. These muscular animals can be six to seven times stronger than a...
When people think about the deadliest animals in Africa, they usually imagine lions chasing their prey, crocodiles hiding beneath the water, or venomous snakes waiting...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Io, one of Jupiter’s four largest moons, feels like it belongs in a science fiction nightmare. Its surface is a chaotic, ever changing...
There’s a reason why the idea of aliens living at the bottom of the sea keeps popping up in popular culture. Many of us are far more afraid of what lies down there than...
What if Jupiter gained just a little bit more mass during its formation period, and then ignited to become a star? How different would our Solar System have turned out...
What if we weren’t the dominant species on this planet? What if we had to compete with every other species on Earth? We are outnumbered. We are surrounded. And our...
