We encounter millions of microbes every day without even realizing it. Most are harmless, but some can spread illness through the surfaces we touch the most. From places...
You’ve done this more than a dozen times. The tallest mountain in the world is your workplace, and you know it like the palm of your hand. Unfortunately, your companions...
An asteroid races towards Earth. In 6 months, the world as we know it will be obliterated. What do you do? Is there time to evacuate? What would it take? And where would...
As thrill-seekers, we like to do a lot of extreme, gravity-defying stunts to push our limits. If base jumping or caving is your thing, how about taking a tumble all the...
Tyrannosaurus Rex. King of the tyrant lizards. It’s 6 meters tall (20 feet), 12 meters (40 feet) long, and it weighs upward of seven tons. You can hide from it...
What if you walked into your favorite fast food place, and instead of chicken and beef burgers, they only had Woolly Rhinoceros on the menu? Well, it might not sound...
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, tragedy struck when two hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After that, everything...
Do the math with me. Earth holds 3.8 billion women. Until yesterday, it also held 3.9 billion men. This morning, the count of men stands at exactly one. You. Your phone...
Congratulations, you’ve taken the seven-month-long journey and have landed on Mars. And it turns out, you’re the first person. Better start getting the human...
Earth is the only life-supporting planet in our Solar System. Until now. Today, we’re bringing Kepler 22-b into our planetary neighborhood. Where would this planet...
Mars is usually a safe 225 million kilometers away from Earth, but what if the red planet went off course and headed straight toward us? This nightmare scenario would...
In 1987, 24 year old American Ginger Meadows was visiting Cascade Falls in Australia, expecting to enjoy the beautiful scenery and warm weather. What she did not expect...
Scroll down for the quiz! There is an invisible force protecting us, keeping our atmosphere in place. Without it, life on Earth would be over very quickly. I’ll...
Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Imagine a world where dragonflies are the size of crows and...
In 2015, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope identified one of the most Earth like planets ever discovered, Kepler 452b. It orbits a Sun like star and sits in what scientists...
The Middle Ages, a time when you were more likely to die on the toilet than take a bath. And now you’re going there with an educational mission. It’s up to...
Imagine diving deep beneath the ocean’s surface and coming across a perfectly crafted circular pattern etched into the seafloor. With its intricate ridges...
There are few situations more terrifying than the idea of being inside a spacecraft when something goes wrong. Space is already an unforgiving environment, but a rocket...
Imagine hiking through a forest when you notice a large cat watching you from the shadows. At first, it looks like a modern tiger. Then it steps into the light...
Hidden deep within the lush forests of northeastern India are bridges unlike any others on Earth. They aren’t built from steel, concrete, or wood. Instead, they...
