Titan is one of the most fascinating moons in the entire Solar System. It orbits Saturn like a frozen jewel, wrapped in a thick orange atmosphere and covered in lakes...
If you got into a spaceship, and traveled long enough and fast enough, could you eventually loop back to where you started? Assuming you don’t accidentally collide...
With Earth’s geopolitical tensions on the rise, the possibility of a global conflict is becoming more than just a distant threat. But in the modern era, a future world...
Our solid core has given us life as we know it. But what if Earth was hollow?
What if we weren’t the dominant species on this planet? What if we had to compete with every other species on Earth? We are outnumbered. We are surrounded. And our...
With the world’s population growing every year, we need to find ways to produce more food. So, if we could bring dinosaurs back from the dead, would you eat them...
Let me take you on a wild ride to the very edges of our Universe. But it won’t be as simple as traveling through space. Because the edges that we’re talking...
10. Upload The age-old question of “what happens after we die” is at the heart of Amazon’s “Upload,” a show about a man who dies and his consciousness is resurrected in...
What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a supercharged, head-eating anti-hero like Venom? Or...
Hurricanes are among the most powerful storms on Earth, capable of producing enormous winds, flooding, and storm surges. But how do some of the strongest hurricanes in U...
They Fought Hand to Hand Because Guns Were Banned, and People Still Died on That Border
On that border, soldiers patrol without guns. Both sides agreed to it, a rule meant to stop a disagreement from becoming a shooting war. And in 2020, along the disputed...
Your DNA is constantly changing. And if it weren’t for genetic mutations, evolution wouldn’t exist. So, what would life be like if that stopped? What causes your DNA to...
When you think of threats from outer space, you might picture deadly solar flares, planet destroying asteroids, or even a hostile alien invasion. But scientists warn...
At first, it doesn’t look dangerous. Maybe it’s a self help seminar. A spiritual community. A group that promises happiness, purpose, and a place to belong...
What is the deadliest animal on Earth? A shark? A lion? A snake? Think smaller. Much smaller. The answer is the mosquito. Despite their tiny size, mosquitoes are...
To infinity, and beyond.
A 10 m Ancient Reptile Could Return to North American Waters, and It Would Be Hard to Spot
Technically speaking, this marine reptile wasn’t a dinosaur, although it sure swam the Earth alongside many of them. Styxosaurus lived 70 to 85 million years ago, in the...
The Paleozoic Era Lasted 289 Million Years, but It Ended in Earth’s Deadliest Extinction
The Paleozoic era began 530 million years ago when the Earth woke up from an ice age. This era lasted for 289 million years, but you might not even last five minutes in...
On the surface, Jacob’s Well looks like an idyllic swimming hole in Wimberley, Texas. Beneath its clear water, however, lies a dangerous network of underwater tunnels...
Let’s say you’ve got two bottles of water in front of you. One is a plastic bottle, the other a reusable one. You already know that you should probably pick the reusable...

