“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca In the city of Cyprus in 300 BC, there lived a very wealthy trader called Zeno. While on a voyage from...
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...
Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This...
You hear a loud clunking noise coming from your fridge. Your oven door just shattered, sending tiny glass shards toward you. And that small piece of tinfoil just caught...
If you fall into quicksand, the last thing you want to do is struggle. Remember, quicksand is denser than water; the more you move, the more you sink. Don’t panic...
They will silently chew your house to the ground. By the time you notice anything, it will be too late. And you thought your inlaws were horrible house guests. These...
The Sun is Yellow If you’ve always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it’s not yellow. It’s green. Sort...
Lexi Yeo thought dolphins were friendly creatures until swimming with them changed her mind forever. Out of nowhere, an aggressive bottlenose dolphin started to bite...
It’s day one of the zombie apocalypse. The infected already have a hold on the city, and you need to move fast. The first hours are the most important. If you want...
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...
This is an F5 tornado, and it’s one of nature’s most destructive forces. Could you survive being sucked in? Yeah, imagine getting scooped up like a meat...
Deep under the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching hot ball of metal. Scientists just discovered that something very wrong is happening to it. Did...
They’re hypnotizing to look at, but they’re like a loaded gun. If you make the wrong move, they’ll strike. They’ll bite you, strangle you and even eat you in...
This is the Demilitarized Zone or DMZ. It acts as a border between North and South Korea. As dangerous as it looks now, this place is visited by over a million tourists...
Hot sizzling salt beneath your feet. Sulfuric acid fumes burn your lungs with every breath you take. And if you don’t watch your step, you could fall on molten hot...
If you encounter a Komodo dragon, the worst thing you can do is run. Yeah, you heard that right. The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest lizard and can be found...
13.8 billion years ago, the entire Universe emerged from one single point in space. This theory is known as the Big Bang. And it’s the most widely accepted story of the...
Tentacles meters long that can tangle around you and stingers ready to inject deadly venom. They can be almost entirely seethrough, making them the perfect killer in...
This is Oymyakon, a small village in eastern Siberia, also known as the coldest city on Earth. And your car has just broken down. You should get out and look for some...
With its huge rings of ice and dust, Saturn is one of the Solar System’s most iconic planets. It’s beautiful, really. But what’s it hiding behind those...
