Underneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheet lies one of the planet’s greatest mysteries. What would happen if every last piece of ice on the southern continent suddenly...
We think of space as an icy void, where temperatures drop to hundreds of degrees below zero and astronauts need layers of thermal protection just to survive. But what if...
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What if all the Earth’s land became ocean, and all the oceans became land? And what if our mountains turned into deep trenches, while the trenches grew to the...
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, the world has been afraid of one thing. Russia’s nukes. But what exactly would happen if Russian president Vladimir Putin...
Our Universe was born billions of years ago. And since that time, it’s given birth to millions of galaxies, our Solar System, and who knows what else. Our Universe...
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...
Don’t you just love fresh air? And feeling healthy? If only that were possible. That deep, relaxing breath you thought you just took, is full of microscopic...
Are cubic planets possible? Could humans live on a cubic world? How would our climate change? How would gravity be affected? Could we stand it?
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You start your day hearing wild news. Jupiter has just swallowed Saturn. And it doesn’t stop there. Jupiter is on its way to swallow every planet in the Solar...
What if all the stars disappeared tomorrow, together with all the planets, solar systems and galaxies? What would be left of the Universe if it suddenly collapsed...
The Moon has been Earth’s constant companion for billions of years, shaping tides, lighting the night, and inspiring countless stories. But what if our Moon had a...
40 km (25 mi) off the coast of Brazil lies an island so dangerous it’s illegal to visit. But rules don’t apply to you. You’re a thrill-seeking...
The Sun generates its energy through a process called nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen atoms fuse together under the forces of extreme pressure and heat to form...
Death and the possibility of an afterlife have fascinated artists, philosophers, and scientists throughout history. Fear, hope, dread… these are all things we...
Militaries around the world are money-eating machines. And they keep getting more expensive. In 2019, the world spent $1.917 trillion on all the different militaries...
Scroll to the bottom to watch our video. We love our convenience — single-use plastic utensils, paper plates, disposable cups, plastic wrap, wrapping paper for...
Io. One of Jupiter’s four largest moons, it’s a world that seems ripped straight from a science fiction nightmare. Its surface is a chaotic, constantly shifting...
Imagine waking up one morning to find our Sun replaced by a cosmic powerhouse far stranger than anything we have seen. From giants that could swallow planets whole to...
