This is the Universe. And this little dot here is the Earth. And this is a Big Bounce coming up, and it’s about to squash our planet. Yikes. How long would we have...
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Mount Hua, China This hike leads to the South Peak of Huashan, one of the Five Great Mountains of China. Its summit stands at about 2,155 m (7,100 ft), and the infamous...
Whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, or Yahoo, only one tech giant has reigned supreme when it comes to our search engines. Google. It’s so dominant around the...
Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature in the Universe. Nothing gets colder than that. So if the entire Earth suddenly cooled down to the most frigid...
Our Solar System has eight planets, a few dwarf planets and more than 200 moons. But wait. Are you seeing double? Or did every planet suddenly get a twin? Where would...
Have you ever been curious about Medieval life? Would you travel back in time if you could? Do you think you would enjoy it? How long would you last? After 200 years of...
The Arctic might soon become completely ice-free. And when all of the ice is gone, the world won’t be the same. But what if I told you there was a way to prevent...
Io. One of Jupiter’s four largest moons, it’s a world that seems ripped straight from a science fiction nightmare. Its surface is a chaotic, constantly shifting...
A blazing ball of fire lies deep underground. It’s Earth’s core. This colossal sphere of molten iron far beneath your feet is what made your life on Earth...
An exoplanet is a planet outside our Solar System. As of March 2020, we’ve discovered over 4000 different ones. So, it sounds like we have some options for our...
With so many amazing things happening in the world today, what could possibly go wrong? Well… A giant asteroid is barrelling on a collision course with Earth, and...
Neptune is big, it’s blue, and it is a planet that can tear you apart if you happen to drop into one of its massive, Earth-sized storms. While it might look calm and...
From crushing pressures to oceans of liquid metal, every planet in our solar system hides something extraordinary beneath its surface. Scientists can’t physically reach...
Imagine looking up at the moon and seeing space dust floating around it. Maybe broken-off parts of the moon are raining down on Earth. You’d wonder what happened;...
The Titanosaur is no longer. As the largest animal to roam the Earth, you’d think such an impressive presence would be almost invincible. How did this titan of a...
There are 3.8 billion women on Earth. There were 3.9 billion men. But now, it’s just you…and your phone won’t stop ringing. Is this a fantasy? A...
If you happened to wander into the Nevada desert and stumbled upon the secret U.S. military base, Area 51, you’d quickly be arrested, killed, or maybe even...
How long would it take for the world’s largest rainforest to burn down? If we don’t do anything to stop it, we’ll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest...
This giant rock lights up the night and can even change colors. So what would we do without it?
