What If You Fell Into Lake Kivu?

  If you were going for a refreshing swim, the last thing you’d expect is to suffocate from toxic gases. But when it comes to Lake Kivu, this is one dangerous body...

Earth’s Evolution in 10 Minutes

In the past few billion years, Earth has been pummeled by asteroids, crashed into other planets and frozen over several times. Not to mention being ruled by all kinds of...

What If Earth Froze Overnight?

Overnight, our planet has gone from a pale blue dot to a glistening white snowglobe. Stretches of Earth have become frozen wastelands that are completely inhospitable...

What If You Cut the Moon in Half?

What causes moonquakes? What would happen if half of our Moon drifted away? Has the Moon already split in half? As friendly neighbors in the sky, the Moon and Earth have...

The Last of Us in Real Life

The world you know no longer exists. Your family, friends, and neighbors are gone. Outside, horrific zombie-like creatures roam the streets. And if you breathe in their...

What If We Extinguished the Sun?

How much water would you need to extinguish the Sun? How would we deliver such an enormous amount of water anyway? Would all that water even make it to the star...