Imagine an enormous football stranded in the Solar System. I mean, the Earth shaped like one. What could cause our planet to change its shape so drastically? And what...
High above the ground in China sits a mountain trail that looks more like a scene from a survival movie than a hiking path. To experience one of the most breathtaking...
Humanity has always looked up at the night sky and wondered what is hiding out there. Entire galaxies, black holes, strange planets, and maybe even alien civilizations...
What if north suddenly became south and south became north? What if Earth’s magnetic poles reversed overnight, just like they did around 780,000 years ago? The...
Are you tired of high gas prices? If only you had an ocean of gasoline. Well, now you do! In this episode, we’ll fill all our oceans with gasoline instead of...
What if I told you there was a way for you to know what lies ahead for you? Well, science could just have a way to predict your future. And it might become a reality...
1. The Great Red Spot Isn’t Alone Everyone has heard of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm so enormous it could swallow Earth whole. It has raged for centuries, fueled by...
A peaceful walk around a quiet pond sounds harmless. The gentle sound of water, the sight of birds floating across the surface, and the calm atmosphere can make you...
The jury found you guilty. The judge sentenced you to one of the most dangerous prisons on Earth. And if you’re not careful, you could spend the rest of your life...
Jupiter dominates the outer part of the Solar System with an enormous collection of moons, and many of its largest satellites are worlds unlike anything found on Earth...
As you walk up to the correctional facility, you remember reading an article that said, “Chances are, you will remember your first day in prison for the rest of your...
A quiet walk through untouched wilderness can turn terrifying in an instant if you cross paths with one of the most powerful predators on land. Bears rank among the...
We sure love our roads. We love them so much that we seem determined to pave the entire world. But maybe roads can become the future of renewable energy. That’s right...
As the nukes dropped on every major city around the globe, everyone sought shelter, but there was nowhere to hide. In an instant, civilization as we knew it was...
It was March 17, 2009, a cold morning that journalist Euna Lee would later describe as the day her life changed forever. Lee and fellow journalist Laura Ling were...
From a bad hair day to a tragic natural disaster, wind can be extremely disruptive. Wind can be a formidable foe. But what if this powerful force just didn’t exist...
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...
When people think about the first living creature to travel into space, most imagine a human astronaut like Yuri Gagarin or perhaps a chimpanzee. But the true pioneer...
Eleven times wider than Earth. Over 300 times more massive. And a million times more terrifying. Jupiter may look like a beautiful ball of swirling clouds, but on the...
It’s a small world after all, because today, we’re shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere...
