Imagine waking up in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. The sun is burning your skin, your lips are dry, and every wave reminds you how small and helpless...
A massive asteroid just hit Earth, right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks to NASA’s new infrared telescope, we were able to detect it and prepare for the...
Millions of people packed into Tokyo’s subway system on the morning of March 20, 1995, exactly as they did every weekday. Trains ran on time. Office workers drank...
Deep in the wilderness, humans are no longer the dominant force. A quiet hunting trip can quickly turn into a survival situation when you enter the territory of one of...
Black Dolphin is the unofficial name for Penal Colony No. 6, or IK 6, in Sol Iletsk, Orenburg Oblast. Its roots go back to the 18th century, when an ostrog, or stockade...
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...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event...
The world has ended. However it happened, it’s done, and you’re one of the people still standing. The internet is gone. Computers are useless. Libraries and...
It’s been 100 Earth years since you settled on Mars. You’ve been through pain, loneliness and a lot of hard work. And now Mars is the new promised land everyone...
See that strip of stars splashed across the night sky? That’s our home galaxy, the Milky Way. You can see it from Earth because we live on its very outskirts, far...
Imagine you are hiking high in the mountains of Rwanda in East Africa. You take in the beautiful sights and sounds and ready your camera phone for that perfect shot...
Jetpack technology is getting better, and maybe someday, jetpacks will be available for your everyday commute. But what if, instead of just using a jetpack for a short...
When you look at the Earth from space, you don’t see the 241 countries and territories that we’ve divided ourselves into. You don’t see the boundaries...
Imagine waking up one night and realizing the Moon is simply gone. No warning, no impact, no trace. Just an empty sky where Earth’s closest companion used to be. At...
Jupiter is not just the largest planet in our Solar System. It is also surrounded by a vast collection of moons, dozens of them in total, each one shaped by extreme...
Eight planets, hundreds of moons, hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and billions of comets orbiting our Sun make up our Solar System. And not once has a single black...
Since 1988, 71% of all the world’s carbon emissions have been produced by just 100 companies. Their operations are largely to blame for the climate crisis we now...
Don’t be fooled by these gentle waves. These still waters hide a 20 million year death match between two prehistoric monsters. Grab some popcorn and a snorkel. You...
When most people think of Ancient Egypt, they picture towering pyramids, golden treasures, and powerful rulers commanding vast kingdoms. While those images are certainly...
Nuclear weapons have shaped global politics for decades, but their destructive power is almost impossible to comprehend. From the bomb that devastated Hiroshima in 1945...
