Venus sits just one step closer to the Sun than Earth, making it our nearest planetary neighbor. At certain points in its orbit, it comes within roughly 40 million...
Behind you, a colossal hurricane, moments away from making landfall. In front of you, a towering tornado, fast-tracking its way toward the opposing storm. And you...
Eight legs, eight eyes, sharp fangs, and bullet-proof webs. They’re hairy, they’re scary, and now, they’re human-sized. As many as 427 million people...
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...
What if you could time-travel a hundred years from now. How would the planet look like? Would human beings still be in the picture? Only in the past year, our...
It was an image that defined an era of space exploration. In 1969, an estimated 600 million people watched from their living rooms as Apollo 11’s Eagle lander...
For decades, the United States, Russia, and China have competed for influence around the world. They have fought through economic pressure, cyberattacks, intelligence...
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...
There are billions of planets drifting through the Milky Way with no star to orbit. No sun, no fixed path, nothing holding them anywhere in particular. They were most...
With the cost of living soaring, an economic crisis, and wages that can’t be stretched enough to provide an enjoyable life, people are worried about their finances now...
Scientists theorize that many millions of years ago, Mars had rings, just like Saturn. And it looks like the red planet could be due for a new set of rings in the future...
In 7.5 billion years, the Sun will expand and engulf our planet, destroying all life as we know it. Of course, a mass extinction on Earth could happen much sooner than...
There is a thick, jelly like substance packed throughout the body of one particular animal, and it may be the closest thing science has found to a fountain of youth...
Scorpions live on every continent except Antarctica. They’re arachnids, part of the same charming family as tarantulas and delicious lobsters. And they have...
You’re lost in the jungle without any other humans around. You need to find a new family. Or your new family could find you. What would it be like to be raised by...
At first, it’s very bright. But then, as your eyes adjust to the light, you start to piece together your surroundings. The moving blobs above you, you realize, are...
Every holiday season, emergency services brace for the same disaster: deep fryer accidents. Grease fires, oil explosions, families sprinting from their kitchens while...
The Paleozoic era began 530 million years ago when the Earth woke up from an ice age. This era lasted for 289 million years, but you might not even last five minutes in...
Joshua Holt traveled to Venezuela in 2016 because he believed he was starting a new life with the woman he loved. Instead, the 24 year old American would be arrested...
When you are in hyena territory, the danger often begins long before you ever see the animal. Nightfall, silence, and a poorly secured campsite can turn an ordinary rest...
