When most people think of terrifying places, outer space often comes to mind. After all, it is a vacuum of extreme temperatures, high radiation, and deadly vacuum...
Imagine being able to sunbathe all day long. But instead of getting a nice tan to show off… You turn green! And get lazier. Don’t worry. It’s not the...
If you were to drill straight down into Mars, what would you find? Would the red planet reveal its true colors? Would you finally discover life on Mars? And how...
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 shrinking Earth to the size of a small ball to reveal just how vast the Universe is. If it were 12 centimeters wide, Jupiter would stretch over a meter across...
Do you get a little nervous before a flight? If you do, you’re not alone. Between 33% and 40% of people feel some form of anxiety when they board a plane. While a giant...
Uh-oh. Looks like somebody left the gas running on Jupiter. Don’t do anything stupid, like lighting a humongous match. What would a match need to be made of to ignite...
This is not some harmless hair. It’s volcanic glass and it could turn your life into an itchy, blistering existence. Uh oh. Looks like today’s forecast is volcanic...
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...
In 2020, when Kim Jong-Un disappeared for three weeks, the world went into full speculation mode. Was he ill? Dead? On a secret mission to binge-watch K-dramas? South...
Deep beneath our feet lies one of the most important parts of our planet: Earth’s core. Hidden thousands of kilometers below the surface, this massive sphere is...
It’s been over 200 million years since South America broke off Africa into its own continent. But now it’s behaving very strangely. It’s taking on water and going down...
They wallow in filth and are the primary cause of childhood asthma. They aren’t going away anytime soon, they have been pests for about four million years, and...
As you approached Saturn, you would be the first human to take in the glory of its rings and its swirling atmosphere in person. Along the way, you would pass a few of...
Imagine a white picket fence around a white house, with a white driveway and a white car. And it’s not just your house that’s white. It’s also the road...
Life on Earth began in one of the most mysterious processes in science, occurring roughly 4.5 billion years ago when the planet was still forming and extremely hostile...
What are the ingredients for an industrial revolution? It’s simple! Take some new energy sources, add a dash of cutting-edge communications technology, and...
You and your family wake up to an emergency broadcast: “The United States is now in a state of emergency. Riots erupt, statues are torn down, and the government...
Space tourism is happening now. Soon enough, you might be able to take your own vacation into the cosmos. What would your travel experience be like? What would you see...
When was the last time a bird pooped on you? Apparently, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do of getting pooped on by a bird, which is why some...
