Starbucks could save the Amazon rainforest. Okay, maybe not completely, but it could help the Amazon rainforest regrow. And all Starbucks would need to do is dump some...
Intense rainfall. Winds of 120 km/h (75mph) or higher. Storm surge. These are the signs of a hurricane. During its reign of terror, a hurricane can release as much...
Black holes are dense and scary. They suck up everything in their way. Their gravity is so strong it bends light and warps time. But what if I told you we might have...
Today, we’re going to explore the five deadliest weapons that are ready to be deployed right now. And, if you thought the deadliest belonged to the U.S. Army...
President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Trump is 74 years old, and not to mention overweight. Advanced age and obesity are two factors that put someone...
Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This...
What if there was another version of you? Somewhere out there in the Universe. A you that could be anything. Imagine a version of you where you’re the Batman. Or...
You know that feeling when you try to do a good thing and then accidentally scorch the entire planet? Yeah, the future can be terrifying. Lasers. Artificial intelligence...
Did you know that some of the hottest countries in the world have outdoor ventilation? Qatar gets temperatures as hot as 50 °C (122 °F). But luckily for them...
Polyhedrons come in all shapes and sizes. Anything that has multiple faces joined at their edges can be a polyhedron. Picture Earth as a six-sided cube. Or as a...
These shaggy haired herbivores are cousins to the modern day Asian elephant. Weighing in at 5.44 metric tons and around 3 to 4 meters (11 to 13 feet) tall, they were...
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...
Imagine drifting through space in a place so empty that you wouldn’t see a single star, planet, or galaxy in any direction. This is the Boötes Void, one of the largest...
The megalodon, the big boss of our ancient oceans, the king of all sharks, killer of whales. If you’re a fan, you’ve already witnessed our megalodon vs. mosasaur episode...
The monkeys have revolted. And not just with brute strength or violence. Primates have finally outsmarted humankind once and for all. It’s their planet now. How...
What if, instead of Trump or Biden becoming the next U.S. President, there was a third-party candidate? And that candidate was Elon Musk? What if Elon Musk became the...
What if in a stunning move, Russia, one of the largest energy producers on Earth, decided to cut itself off from the world? This heavily armed dictatorship has declared...
They’re in your yard, on your walls, in your attic, and there’s probably one near you right now. The thought of these creepy crawlers might make you want to go on an...
First off, we’re going to have to be a Type 1 civilization. Then collectively, we can use all the energy available on our planet. It also gets rid of the monotony of...
What if we told you that within the next 100 years, humans could merge with AI, control the weather, and even bring extinct species back to life? From space exploration...
