A night inside a safari tent can feel like the ultimate wilderness experience. You are surrounded by darkness, distant animal calls, and nothing but canvas separating...
This bug can survive anything, except maybe the bottom of your shoe. But what would happen if we squished every cockroach on Earth? How would this affect the food chain...
For more than 200 years, one of the world’s most famous maps showed something that was completely wrong. It placed California not as part of the North American...
In a quiet park near Melbourne, Australia, a normal morning jog turned into a terrifying fight for survival when a massive kangaroo suddenly attacked a woman without...
Rodents make up 75 percent of all animals used in scientific testing. They breed easily, and their physiology and genes overlap enough with ours to stand in for us. Take...
Would you ever want to buy your own planet? Even if it was just the size of a house? It could be the perfect vacation spot! Unbeatable privacy and breathtaking views...
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...
Picture a sewing needle. Small enough to lose in the carpet, light enough that you barely feel it resting in your hand, and completely harmless in every ordinary sense...
Aliens?! Enchiladas?! What is this world coming to? Or should I say, what is coming to this world? First of all, yes, it’s pronounced Enceladus (EN-CELL-A-DUSS)...
This blue, marble-like planet looks just like Earth. But only five seconds on this hostile death-orb would kill you. Welcome to HD 189733b. This planet is enormous. Even...
Forget the idea of a flat Earth and imagine instead an Earth shaped like a giant slice of pizza. At first glance, it might seem amusing and even delicious to picture...
The Black Death is a deadly plague that struck Europe and Asia in the 1300s. Eventually, it killed over 50 million people worldwide. Once its bacteria infects your body...
Imagine the possibilities that would come with living forever! You could spend more time with loved ones, master a variety of careers, and travel the entire world! If...
Space debris falls to Earth from our Solar System all the time. Almost 91000 kilograms, or 100 tons per day, travels our way. So where does it all go? Well, most of it...
It’s the matchup you’ve been waiting for, the clash between some of the biggest titans that ever roamed the Earth. Today, we’re going back in time to...
Baseball is often seen as a simple game of skill, strategy, and athletic ability. Fans gather at stadiums to watch pitchers throw fastballs and batters attempt to send...
Welcome to the Solar System construction zone. Today you’ll be using our cosmic sandbox to build a brand new planet. What would you need to create a rocky planet like...
Every year, hundreds of millions of people rely on buses to get where they need to go. In the United States alone, more than 700 million passengers travel by bus...
Most people have heard of shooting stars, but those aren’t actually stars. They are tiny pieces of rock burning through Earth’s atmosphere. A real star...
The spines on their tail are sharp enough to pierce through a wooden boat. Their venom can kill human cells and tissues. And as it enters your body, you’ll experience...
