If the Universe is full of stars, why doesn’t it appear white? And if it did, what would that look like? Would all the black holes suddenly become visible? And if...
You are sitting in a small boat in the middle of a quiet lake, fishing line stretched into the water. Everything feels calm. Then something changes. The air shifts. Your...
Scroll down to watch the video. We’re talking about a fish that’s much, much smaller than a great white shark, but that’s got a bite about two times...
Imagine suddenly finding yourself thousands of meters above the ground with no parachute. The wind is roaring around you, the ground appears impossibly far away, and...
A total solar eclipse is one of the most breathtaking spectacles in the universe. While we experience them on Earth roughly every year and a half, these events happen in...
We have all seen the creepy Ghostface mask sitting on a Halloween store shelf. It looks like a harmless costume, but imagine seeing someone wearing that mask while...
Humans have a knack for changing the environment. Often, these projects have effects we didn’t plan for. Sometimes, it’s disastrous. And other times, it gives us energy...
What if I told you there was a way for you to know what lies ahead for you? Well, science could just have a way to predict your future. And it might become a reality...
Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature in the Universe. Nothing gets colder than that. So if the entire Earth suddenly cooled down to the most frigid...
We cannot live without water for very long. The exact amount of time depends on many factors, such as your age, health, and the environment you’re in. What does...
For decades Rikers Island has been the subject of controversy because of overcrowding, violence, frequent staff shortages, abuse, medical neglect and deaths, all of...
Ahh, spring has sprung. Robins are chirping. Flowers are blooming. Yikes, it’s getting a little windy out. Wait a minute. Do you hear that? Is it just me or does it look...
I hope you’ve packed some ice skates for your next trip out to sea because the oceans have completely frozen over. What conditions could cause this massive...
Nature has the ability to produce scenes that appear almost impossible. Whether it’s millions of animals moving in unison or odd patterns showing up in deserts and...
Scientists Opened a Portal to Another Universe, and Everything Could Change in Seconds
For all the discoveries humanity has made about the cosmos, we still know remarkably little about what lies beyond the part of reality we can observe. Some theories in...
How would the world change if, all of a sudden, every biological man disappeared? Would the world become more peaceful? Why would you have to ration food? And why...
What advice would you give your younger self if you could travel back in time?
Here is the number that quietly kills the whole idea. Modern prisons are built to hold thousands of inmates at once. Alcatraz was never close to that, and even after...
Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. This masterpiece in Dubai is twice the height of the U.S.’s Empire State Building. And it’s almost three...
Have you ever wondered what dinosaurs were afraid of? What creature, in the Cretaceous period, made taking a drink of water a dangerous gamble? I’m talking about...

