What if all the stars disappeared tomorrow, together with all the planets, solar systems and galaxies? What would be left of the Universe if it suddenly collapsed...
The world you know no longer exists. Your family, friends, and neighbors are gone. Outside, horrific zombie-like creatures roam the streets. And if you breathe in their...
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...
Humans have been around for a blink of Earth’s history. In that time we’ve come through ice ages, plagues, and every kind of disaster the planet could throw...
In the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator, there’s a growing, “floating island” of trash that’s twice the size of Texas, and three times the...
The Universe is packed with worlds where sunsets don’t just fade into night, they bend the rules of physics. From double sunsets to glowing ice and strobing pulsars...
The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event that could swallow up the arctic...
We heard the warnings. But we didn’t listen. Now, we live in a world controlled by artificial intelligence. How did we let this happen? Will we able to survive...
Whenever people imagine World War III, the question is always the same: who would win? The United States, Russia, or China are usually seen as the three most powerful...
Somewhere on Earth, a circle of darkness 267 km across is crawling over the ground. That is roughly the size of West Virginia, moving across the planet, blotting out the...
Say hello to the future of home security: the self-shielding house! I know you’re probably thinking, “why would I need so much protection? If I’m in...
Carol Baskin was wrong. Tigers are not big, cuddly cats. And as you find yourself with one on top of you, you’d better hope you don’t become a rodent in this...
This is carbon. And of all chemical elements in the Universe, it’s one of the most plentiful. So what would happen if all of it suddenly disappeared for five...
What would happen if you put a couple of physicists in a room with a rope, a box and a black hole? They might come up with a plan to power the Earth for centuries. Black...
An earthquake can start without any warning. One second everything feels normal, and the next a deep rumble shakes the ground. Dishes crash, objects fall from shelves...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found complex carbon based molecules in ancient dried up river deposits on Mars, adding to growing evidence that the planet once had the...
An unexpected guest has made its way into our Solar System. It’s an interstellar object, an ISO. And it’s tumbling through space in a way that can’t be explained by...
For thousands of years, eels have puzzled scientists, philosophers, and fishermen alike. They spend much of their lives hidden in rivers, lakes, and coastal waters, yet...
In today’s tech-savvy world, it’s all around you – an invisible world of electromagnetic signals and radio waves. Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, is responsible for...
Black holes are the gravitational monsters of the Universe. They are so powerful that nothing, even light, can escape their grasp. One black hole is bad enough. But if...
