In the beginning, there was nothing. Well, except for you. And the Big Bang. What would the first moments of the Universe be like? What would happen over the next...
Leopard attacks on humans have a long and disturbing history in India. Between 1875 and 1912, thousands of people were reportedly killed by leopards across the country...
Hyenas have spent decades being portrayed as cowardly scavengers, especially after their famous appearance in movies and cartoons. But the reality is far more terrifying...
The Moon has inspired myths, guided sailors, and lit up our nights for thousands of years. But during one of the most intense periods of the Cold War, people considered...
What’s that sound? The pipes in your basement creak and groan. The floor starts to tremble and shake. Cracks start to form and crawl up the walls. Is an earthquake...
There is an invisible force protecting us, keeping our atmosphere in place. Without it, life on Earth would be over very quickly. I’ll play with the music or a...
The Sun isn’t the biggest thing in our Solar System. And it’s not Jupiter, either. But close. It’s Jupiter’s very own magnetic field. What would it be...
There is a place in our Solar System where stepping outside without a suit kills you twice in the same instant. Your blood starts boiling while your skin starts freezing...
On a cosmic report card, humanity does not even earn a passing grade. There is a scale scientists use to measure how advanced a civilization truly is, and it has nothing...
Standing in the middle of Chernobyl sounds like something from a nightmare. The abandoned buildings, empty streets, and history of one of the world’s worst nuclear...
It’s January 13, 2012. Passengers from around the world step aboard the Costa Concordia, a floating city disguised as a cruise ship. Casinos, theaters, pools...
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...
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Saving the Great Barrier Reef Costs $60 Million, and You Would Still Have $99.9 Billion Left
Saving the Great Barrier Reef would cost an estimated $60 million. Put that number next to $100 billion and something strange happens. Rescue the largest living...
In the morning some of us need that extra boost to get our day going. We’re talking about coffee of course. But before we get brewing. What does coffee do to your...
In the middle of a hike through Utah’s Zion National Park, Ryan and his girlfriend Jessika were crossing a pond after spending hours on the trail. They had already...
In 2015, NASA’s super powerful Kepler Space Telescope discovered the closest copy of Earth to date. It’s called Kepler-452. Often nicknamed “Earth 2...
Let’s make every meal, ice cream only. That’s right. For the next few months, you will eat only ice cream. Sounds delicious. Which ice cream would be best...
You thought forest fires were bad? Wait till you hear about ocean fires. Yes, that’s right. The sea bursting into a fiery hellscape. What if every ocean on Earth...
From blockbuster movies to simplified lessons in school, many of us have been taught ideas about space that are not entirely true. Some of these myths are harmless...
There’s a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic mashup of frozen ice, gases, and dust...
