Everest is 8.8 km tall and thousands of people have stood on top of it. Olympus Mons is 25 km tall, and nobody has been anywhere near it. Its base covers roughly the...
Over the past century, astronomers have speculated about the existence of a mysterious 9th planet lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system. Although we’ve...
In 1850, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today, we’ve managed to bring that number down to roughly 10%. And if this trend continues...
Death and the possibility of an afterlife have fascinated artists, philosophers, and scientists throughout history. Fear, hope, dread… these are all things we...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story You have just completed a seven month journey through deep space. Earth has faded into a distant blue dot, and ahead of you is a cold...
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, a massive gas giant so enormous that its gravitational influence reaches far beyond its distant orbit. Although it...
In the fall of 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, was thrown into chaos by an event so extreme it stunned the entire United States. What began as an ordinary...
Neptune is big, it’s blue, and it is a planet that can tear you apart if you happen to drop into one of its massive, Earth-sized storms. While it might look calm and...
We Drain a Giant Coral Atoll for More Living Space, and the Consequences Spread Worldwide
Let’s face it. There are A LOT of us, and it’s getting more than a little crowded. Right now, there are over 7.7 billion people on Earth, and the United Nations predicts...
They say doomsday is near. But you have been safe in your bunker for months, far away from the chaos outside. At first, isolation felt like protection. Now your body...
Under the pressure of crushing economic sanctions, Russia’s straining to play its own intimidation game. This time, they are threatening to take the International...
For decades, Black Dolphin Prison in Russia was considered virtually impossible to escape from. Buried in the frozen Orenburg steppe near the Kazakh border, the fortress...
Imagine never being able to dream of landing on Mars or traveling to Saturn. Not because it’s impossible to get there, but because they didn’t exist. Because...
Saturn does not enter this fight alone. Hidden within its rings sit at least 150 moons and moonlets, an entire arsenal of ice and rock orbiting alongside it. None of...
Imagine waking up to empty grocery store shelves, crowded pharmacies and emergency alerts flashing across your phone. Public transport has stopped running, people are...
Say hello to the future of home security: the self-shielding house! I know you’re probably thinking, “why would I need so much protection? If I’m in...
This war didn’t come out of nowhere. The signs were hiding in plain sight. Trump slams Europe with devastating tariffs, crippling economies across the continent...
Rise. and. shine! Get up and seize the day! You can do anything under the sun…when the sun powers everything. Your phone, your home, and all that’s in...
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...
It’s one of the most dangerous and mysterious places on Earth. It’s home to dozens of sunken ships, plane crashes, and dead people. It’s known as the...

