Horses have played a major role in human history. They helped people travel across continents, explore new lands, work on farms, and even fight wars. But during one of...
Fifty-eight million years ago, the most dangerous snake to ever exist roamed the Earth. It was the apex predator of its time,terrorizing everything in sight. In one...
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Billions of Cicadas Just Emerged for the First Time in 17 Years, and Here’s Why It Matters
For the first time in 17 years, billions of cicadas are crawling out of the ground across parts of the United States. Their sudden appearance may look like the beginning...
Pluto has long been one of the most controversial objects in our Solar System. For decades it proudly held the title of the ninth planet, only to be reclassified in 2006...
In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...
Playing sports on another planet sounds like science fiction. In theory, it would feel almost superhuman. You could run faster, jump higher, and throw with far more...
You probably already know that tanning under UV lights isn’t good for you. But to see just how harmful tanning beds can be, we’re going to crank up your exposure time...
You have a weight problem. And it’s not just you, it’s everyone! That’s just how life is on Earth 2.0. Double the density, double the gravity...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story About 90 million years ago, Antarctica was not the frozen desert we know today. It was a warm, swampy world filled with dense forests...
An asteroid races towards Earth. In 6 months, the world as we know it will be obliterated. What do you do? Is there time to evacuate? What would it take? And where would...
For billions of years, the Sun’s gravitational has kept Earth’s orbit on a steady and reliable path. But this rogue star has other plans for our planet. This...
Hippos are often seen as calm animals that spend their days relaxing in rivers and muddy waters. But behind their peaceful appearance is one of the most dangerous...
Hippos are among the most dangerous animals on Earth. They kill around 500 people every year across Africa, more than twice the number attributed to lions. Despite their...
Elon Musk has just claimed Mars as his own personal planet. Building his own human colony on the Red Planet, independent of Earth and with it’s own set of laws...
There’s a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic mashup of frozen ice, gases, and dust...
In the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole feeding on nearby stars. It’s called Sagittarius A*. And if a giant gravitational...
What if all the stars disappeared tomorrow, together with all the planets, solar systems and galaxies? What would be left of the Universe if it suddenly collapsed...
The Big One. Those three words make locals along the West Coast of North America shudder with fear. This area is plagued by earthquakes. But hey, at least they are ready...
The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event that could swallow up the arctic...
No more vast, barren deserts. Because we are going to turn them all into lush, green farmlands. How would we go about bringing new life to hot deserts? How much would...
