Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore one of Jupiter’s moons without ever leaving Earth? Or what would happen to your body under a monstrous...
Jetpack technology is getting better, and maybe someday, jetpacks will be available for your everyday commute. But what if, instead of just using a jetpack for a short...
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid as big as Mount Everest was headed on a deadly collision course with Earth. The impact was so devastating that it wiped out the...
The Solar System seems calm, but that tranquility is more fragile than it appears. Now imagine one day looking up and noticing something unfamiliar in the sky. A tiny...
Their bodies may be human-sized, but make no mistake, kangaroos are six to seven times stronger than we are. A single kick can deliver a force of over 320 kg (700 lb)...
Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, is one of the most extreme and hostile environments in the Solar System. Its surface is scorched by intense heat, blanketed in...
Your day at a marine park went terribly wrong.You got so excited that you didn’t watch your step and fell into a tank filled with 9 m (29 ft) killer whales. Now...
The Moon’s surface is covered in ancient scars, from asteroid impacts to long-extinct volcanic activity. From a distance it looks quiet and empty, but beneath that dusty...
President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Trump is 74 years old, and not to mention overweight. Advanced age and obesity are two factors that put someone...
What if Jupiter’s 79 moons weren’t gravitationally bound to Jupiter? What if they became rogue objects orbiting on their own paths around the Sun? Would they still be...
What if I told you we discovered an alien species with an adaptable body? Advanced intelligence? And astounding camouflage skills? Enter the octopus. Wait. What did you...
While humans celebrate reaching a century of life some creatures are just getting started. From deep ocean depths to remote islands nature has engineered incredible...
Space has lots of different things in it. Planets, nebulas, asteroids, the list goes on. So what would happen if we got rid of a single planet? Specifically, our largest...
Hippos are often portrayed as slow, peaceful animals spending their days submerged in rivers or resting in muddy water. But beneath that seemingly relaxed appearance is...
How much do you know about black holes? What would happen if you fell into one? Say one day you were exploring space looking for a new planet for humans to inhabit, but...
Take Earth, the entire planet with every ocean, mountain, and city on it, and treat it as a unit of measurement. Jupiter could hold 1,321 of them. Then take Jupiter, the...
Stepping into Earth as it existed 200 million years ago would feel less like time travel and more like arriving on an entirely different world. There are no cities, no...
On February 20, 2003, around 450 people packed into the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, for a night of rock music and cheap beer. At 11:07 p.m., the...
Chaos overtakes the streets, and the news spreads like wildfire. Sea levels have suddenly risen 500 meters, and giant waves are headed your way. Where could you hide to...
They are massive, and extremely dense. They rip apart anything and everything that gets close to them. Their gravity is so strong that even light can’t escape. We...
