Our planet has seen this before. Its ice has already melted. Water levels have risen. Ocean currents have already stopped. The last time this happened was 13,000 years...
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? How long would it take? Years...
With no shock to anyone, Donald Trump is pushing his way onto the list of the authoritarian leaders of the 21st century. Does he want to become a dictator? The United...
The ground around the Empire State Building appears to be sinking. This historic landmark is about to get lost in a giant pit. And you will be coming down with it. If a...
At first glance, it sounds like something straight out of a bizarre science fiction movie. Tiny vehicles moving across a room, guided by unexpected drivers. But behind...
Carbon tends to steal the spotlight in any discussion about life, and for good reason. Every known living organism on Earth is built on carbon based chemistry. About 18...
Back in 1846, whaling was one of the most booming industries in the whole world. It was the fifth largest sector in the United States economy, raking in a cool $10...
When people imagine humanity’s future beyond Earth, Mars is usually the first destination that comes to mind. It is close, familiar in some ways, and has been studied...
Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, devastating pandemics and world wars...
You reach out to pet a horse when it suddenly snaps at your arm. Startled, you step back. The horse rears up. If it comes down on you, the injuries can be serious. One...
It’s dawn, it’s dark, and you don’t what kind of weather is waiting for you outside your tent. It doesn’t matter anyway. In rain, hail, sleet...
Star is about to transform into a black hole. And we’re about to travel inside it to see what’s on the other side. The only problem is that we’ll never...
You have probably heard of pigeons delivering messages and horses carrying soldiers through battlefields in wartime history. But a bear serving in the army sounds almost...
If you could travel back roughly 250 million years, you would not see the Earth you know today. Instead, you would arrive at the very beginning of the dinosaur story...
Gravity, in the literal sense, keeps everyone (and everything) on Earth grounded. It acts as the anchor that prevents objects from floating skyward. For humans...
Before sunrise, deep in remote terrain, a single worker steps out of a tent into cold, uncertain weather. The job ahead is simple in theory but brutal in practice...
It’s January 13, 2012. Passengers from around the world step aboard the Costa Concordia, a floating city disguised as a cruise ship. Casinos, theaters, pools...
It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you are not in the crowd. You are in the arena...
This metal can exist in all three states as a liquid, a vapor and a solid. And this toxic substance might be lurking inside you already. So what would happen if you...
