Meet comet 3I/Atlas. A collision with this rock would release the same kind of energy that a certain other asteroid did 66 million years ago, ending the reign of the...
Millions of years ago, early humans lived in a world where survival was anything but guaranteed. Wild predators, unpredictable weather, and deadly diseases constantly...
On August 17, 1996, the Delventhal family, a family of five from Pittsburgh, was reaching the end of their nine day canoe trip in Algonquin Park, Canada. After setting...
Humans dominate Earth today, building cities, launching spacecraft and transforming the planet in ways no other known species ever has. But what if we were not the first...
I know what you’re thinking. This is… really weird. And also pretty funny. But instead of this just being a silly internet video, what if this were our...
It happens in an instant. A sharp pain shoots through your foot. You look down, expecting a small insect or a thorn, but instead you catch a glimpse of something dark...
Radiation is all around us. If you’ve been on a plane or had an X-ray at the dentist, you’ve been exposed to tiny amounts of radiation. The radiation you’d receive...
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...
Drowning is often imagined as a dramatic struggle, with someone waving their arms and calling for help. But the reality is much different. Many drowning victims...
For decades, Black Dolphin Prison in Russia was considered virtually impossible to escape from. Buried in the frozen Orenburg steppe near the Kazakh border, the fortress...
Although death is a biological process, the last moments of life may include experiences which are much more mysterious than the physical changes taking place in the...
As tensions simmer in the Middle East, the world watches the shadow war between Israel and Iran with increasing concern. While both nations possess formidable military...
What if humans had gills and could breathe underwater just like fish?
Do the math with me. Earth holds 3.8 billion women. Until yesterday, it also held 3.9 billion men. This morning, the count of men stands at exactly one. You. Your phone...
If you ever find yourself falling into a volcano, there are a couple of things you should know. First off, when you reach the bottom, the magma’s not going to...
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln Even if the world today is more...
If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old concrete. A massive volcanic explosion sends...
John Edward Jones had every reason to believe he would make it home that night. He was a medical student, a husband, and a father with another child on the way. Caving...
They’re not the biggest falls on Earth, not by a long shot. But they’re certainly among the most famous. Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors from...
In the past few billion years, Earth has been pummeled by asteroids, crashed into other planets and frozen over several times. Not to mention being ruled by all kinds of...
