Your vacation in Hawaii has taken a dangerous turn. The Earth shakes. You think it might be an earthquake, but then you see the smoke, and the lava. You always wanted to...
Welcome to Earth City. Yeah, you heard that right. You’re not going on a globetrotting tour to see all the planet’s major cities. You’re already there. Today, the entire...
As our population grows, we’re going to need a lot more farms to feed the planet. Yet, in a lot of places, farming is almost impossible. And much of the land we...
December is a very special month in many countries around the world. No, not because of Christmas. Because it’s baby-making month. Studies show December may have the...
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They Were Working Hundreds of Feet Underwater, Until One Door Turned the Rig Into a Death Trap
On November 5, 1983, a routine maintenance operation on the Byford Dolphin oil rig in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea became one of the most horrifying accidents...
The Black Death is a deadly plague that struck Europe and Asia in the 1300s. Eventually, it killed over 50 million people worldwide. Once its bacteria infects your body...
1.3 billion years ago, two orbiting massive black holes, circling each other at 250 times a second, collided in a violent, universe-rippling explosion that sent waves of...
For centuries, humans have dreamed about finding a new home among the stars. Earth is the only planet we know that supports life, but with thousands of planets...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Your alarm clock rings. Do you jump out of bed? Or hit the snooze button? Do you take cream? Sugar? Or both? We make...
Could a black hole devour us all one day? There are millions of them out there just waiting. And if we happened to make a black hole accidentally, well, you better...
The two biggest planets in our Solar System in one telescope view. And catastrophe is imminent. If Jupiter and Saturn suddenly were on a collision course, which of the...
Ashes and smoke cover the sky. Your hometown is sieged by massive wildfires. You rush to escape. Unaware that behind you, the wind and the heat have created a monster. A...
The Earth might not be here forever. A huge solar flare, an asteroid impact, or a local gamma-ray burst – anything could wipe us out for good. If we’re...
Sulfur hexafluoride, now that’s a mouthful. It sure is! It’s more commonly known as SF6 or deep voice gas because, well, it makes your voice deeper! But...
For millions of people, cats are loving companions that bring comfort and joy. But behind those soft paws and playful claws, there can be a hidden danger. A simple...
Something incredibly strange is unfolding in our cosmic neighborhood, a powerful and unexplained gravitational force is pulling Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar...
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Scientists Ranked the 10 Threats Most Likely to End Humanity, and One Is Closer Than You Think
Scientists put a number on the end of the world, and the numbers are not evenly frightening. Some sit at a fraction of a percent. Others are alarmingly high. Ten...
Right now, wherever you are, you are spinning with our planet at hundreds of meters per second. But what if our planet started hitting the brakes until our world didn’t...
If you got into a spaceship, and traveled long enough and fast enough, could you eventually loop back to where you started? Assuming you don’t accidentally collide...
In six hours, you, your government, and 124 million other people across 14 states will be tested by the greatest disaster to ever hit the U.S. East Coast. A great wave...
