Gyorgy Dozsa was a soldier who became the leader of a massive peasant uprising in Hungary during the early 1500s. He had earned a reputation for bravery during wars...
“The nicknames that it has, the Bridge of Pain, Gladiator School, Torture Island, the name speaks for itself.” Those are the words of former Rikers inmate Vidal Guzman...
Mountains. They’re born, they grow, they age and erode. And after a very, very long life, they turn to dust. What if all mountains collapsed at once? What are the...
In a mind-bending exploration of cosmic proportions, we set out on a journey to walk the entire solar system within the confines of a single city. By shrinking the...
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln Even if the world today is more...
Jupiter may be the biggest planet in the Solar System, but its days are numbered. Because today, we’re using Earth’s biggest, baddest bombs to blow the gas giant...
You may have heard of meat made from soy, and meat made from plants. But this company is creating meat made from air. No, it is not a magic trick. It is a real attempt...
Picture a sewing needle. Small enough to lose in the carpet, light enough that you barely feel it resting in your hand, and completely harmless in every ordinary sense...
Welcome to the longest staring contest of your life. You’re about to go seven days without blinking. What device would keep your eyes forced open? How long would it take...
It’s been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar partner. But then, we understood something...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] In today’s interconnected world, we’re constantly barraged by conflicting information on what we should...
After getting picked up and handcuffed, you’re brought onto a bus with other detainees. You cross the “Bridge of Pain” and are escorted to your new home for the...
Imagine waking up in London, teleporting to your office in Tokyo, meeting friends for lunch in Mexico City, and ending the evening at an opera in Rome. It sounds like...
Swipe down for full video story! The construction of the pyramids of Giza required immense labor and coordination. For those involved, daily work was physically...
You think you make your own decisions. Most of them, anyway. But you visit the same shops, eat similar meals, and react emotionally in patterns you probably could not...
Imagine being stuck in traffic halfway across a huge bridge when the entire structure suddenly begins to move. At first, you might assume it is simply the vibration...
From the earliest moments of human imagination, the Moon has always been there. Hanging in the night sky, shaping tides, marking time, and quietly influencing life on...
Spiders are everywhere on Earth. Scientists have identified around 45,000 known species, but estimates suggest there could be many more still undiscovered. They exist in...
Some 13.8 billion years ago, a very hot, small and dense singularity expanded into what we now call the Universe. It hasn't stopped growing since. But what if it did?
A family vacation in Florida was supposed to be a relaxing escape filled with sunshine, fishing and swimming. Instead, one afternoon turned into a terrifying fight for...
