Elephants are among the most intelligent and socially complex animals on Earth, yet they remain less studied than many other species such as primates or dogs. Because of...
You’ve tried Chess boxing, Kabbadi, and cheese rolling. And now your pursuit for crazy sports has brought you to Death Diving. Now, you’re 10 m (33 ft) high...
Imagine floating silently above cities, countryside, and wilderness, traveling in luxurious airships without engines roaring or massive amounts of fuel being burned. A...
Every six years in Japan, thousands of people gather in the Suwa region to witness one of the world’s most dangerous religious festivals. Massive logs thunder down steep...
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...
Every time you watch a thunderstorm outside your window, you’re witnessing the energy of an atomic bomb. Now imagine harvesting that raw energy and using it to...
NASA has accomplished some of humanity’s greatest achievements. It put astronauts on the Moon, explored every planet in our Solar System, launched revolutionary...
Rodents make up 75 percent of all animals used in scientific testing. They breed easily, and their physiology and genes overlap enough with ours to stand in for us. Take...
One day, we want to take humanity into space. But why don’t we start small? Take one solar power station, 10,000 people, and 10 million tons of crumbled Moon rock...
In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...
Sandworms are gross-looking little things. Maybe a little bit cute. I almost feel bad using them as bait. What if instead of us hunting them, they were able to hunt us...
With no shock to anyone, Donald Trump is pushing his way onto the list of the authoritarian leaders of the 21st century. Does he want to become a dictator? The United...
The universe is full of wonders, but some worlds are downright deadly. From searing heat to violent storms, these planets make Earth look like a paradise. Many of them...
The revolt has happened. Not through brute force either, which is the unsettling part. Primates found a way to outthink us. It’s their planet now. So the real...
Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that dinosaurs are no longer creatures trapped inside museum displays. They are alive again, walking through forests...
Some 13.8 billion years ago, a very hot, small and dense singularity expanded into what we now call the Universe. It hasn't stopped growing since. But what if it did?
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning and reaching for your phone. You tap your favorite social media app, but nothing loads. You try opening your email, searching on...
When people think about the world’s most venomous animals, images of deadly snakes, dangerous jellyfish, or poisonous scorpions usually come to mind. The saw...
The Bermuda Triangle has long been one of the most famous “mystery zones” on Earth. Over the years, it has been linked to disappearing ships, strange weather patterns...
Throughout human history, there have been rare moments when a single person stood between disaster and survival. These individuals were not superheroes or fictional...
