Earth occupies a remarkably convenient position around the Sun. We orbit within a region where temperatures can potentially allow liquid water to remain on a...
Helicopters have many unique advantages beyond just getting from point A to point B. They can act as ambulances to help ferry injured people to safety. They fight forest...
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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...
Something is very wrong with our Sun. It’s turned into a spinning lighthouse of death. What would make the Sun so much more deadly than usual? Would there be any way...
You are hiking through a quiet forest when you suddenly hear a strange buzzing sound. At first, it seems harmless. But within seconds, the noise becomes louder and...
You thought forest fires were bad? Wait till you hear about ocean fires. Yes, that’s right. The sea bursting into a fiery hellscape. What if every ocean on Earth...
Black rhinos are among the largest and most powerful animals found in Africa. They can grow up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall and weigh around 1,350 kilograms (3,000...
How do you distinguish between past, present, and future? Is there really an order to time? Does it only move forward? Does it move in any direction at all? Stop the...
It looks like an ordinary fuzzy caterpillar resting on the trunk of a tree. But don’t let its harmless appearance fool you. This tiny insect is one of the most...
Imagine an entire network of flying cars zooming around 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) above our congested city streets. Your morning commute would be a lot different up...
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The Moon Is Shrinking Earth to a Quarter of Its Gravity, and Our Air Is Slipping Away
Our atmosphere stays where it is for one simple reason. Earth is heavy enough to hold it down. Take that mass away and the air begins drifting off into space, quietly...
Venus sits just one step closer to the Sun than Earth, making it our nearest planetary neighbor. At certain points in its orbit, it comes within roughly 40 million...
Sharks are often imagined as lone predators ruling the ocean. But in reality, many of them travel with unexpected passengers. And among the strangest of these passengers...
It’s about to get Old Testament here. What if the creepiest, crawliest, most catastrophic member of the Plagues of Egypt made an unexpected housecall? And decided your...
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15 Kilotons Destroyed Hiroshima, but Modern Nuclear Weapons Are 80 Times More Powerful
Once that missile launches, you can’t escape what’s coming next. But what are you facing? Four types of energy are about to be unleashed. First, a blast wave...
Imagine if you could take in all of human history in the blink of an eye. Well, from the first steps on the moon to the first steps out of the slime, that’s...
We can build really big things in space. Okay, not that big – yet. But we’ve packed the Earth’s lower orbit with about 5,000 satellites – some...
While humans celebrate reaching a century of life some creatures are just getting started. From deep ocean depths to remote islands nature has engineered incredible...
The idea of opening a portal to a parallel universe sounds like pure science fiction. It brings to mind stories filled with mysterious gateways, alternate realities, and...
On the waters of the Amazon, an ancient world flows below your feet. But make a wrong move, and part of this world may end up inside you. Better get out of the water...
