What do saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and the dodo all have in common? They’re all extinct, and some theorize humans played a large part in this. What if...
What if all the Earth’s land became ocean, and all the oceans became land? And what if our mountains turned into deep trenches, while the trenches grew to the...
Birthday balloons falling limply to the ground. Satellites, medical scanners and TVs fading to black. And twinkling stars in the night sky disappearing one by one. All...
Militaries around the world are money-eating machines. And they keep getting more expensive. In 2019, the world spent $1.917 trillion on all the different militaries...
You’re on a locally guided safari in Nambia, Africa, home to the largest cheetah population in the world. You’re thrilled as you spot one of these endangered beasts. But...
Scroll down to watch our video. The Moon’s surface is made up of long-dead volcanoes and impact craters from asteroids. But have you ever wondered what might be...
There is a reason people say you should never travel alone in the Amazon rainforest. As you go deeper into the jungle, the feeling of being watched becomes impossible to...
Their bodies may look similar in size to humans, but kangaroos are far more powerful than they appear. These muscular animals can be six to seven times stronger than a...
Your phone’s home security app just alerted you of trouble. You rush to check the surveillance footage hoping to catch the thieves. Instead, you see a pack of...
On February 20, 2003, around 450 people packed into the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, for a night of rock music and cheap beer. At 11:07 p.m., the...
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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...
The world you know today would probably feel ancient to someone living 50 years from now. Think about how much life has changed over the past few decades. Smartphones...
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The Attack Would Start Before a Single Soldier Landed, and You Would Feel It at the ATM
There would be no landing craft on the horizon. No sirens. No declaration on the news. The first thing you would notice is that your card does not work. That is how a...
When most people think of sharks, they picture a powerful predator lurking beneath the waves. Movies, news stories, and popular culture have helped give sharks a...
You reach out to pet a horse when it suddenly snaps at your arm. Startled, you step back. The horse rears up. If it comes down on you, the injuries can be serious. One...
Neanderthal DNA is 99.7% identical to our own, and researchers claim that some humans might be carrying as much as 2% of the Neanderthal genome. Making things even...
This small, cute looking creature is one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean. It hides on shallow reefs, blending into its surroundings. While snorkeling or...
Imagine your world without portable computers, GPS, or the internet. Does it make your palms a little sweaty? Would you be able to get through the day? We’ve...
By the year 2035, NASA plans to send humans to Mars. But it would be about a nine-month trip with our current rocket technology. However, in the not-so-distant future...
Every living thing on this planet owes its existence to a single star. Heat, light, and the raw energy that keeps ecosystems running all trace back to the Sun, and...
