Every year, hurricanes batter the North Atlantic and affect millions of people. The damage can be catastrophic, and these storms are getting worse. But what if we had a...
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...
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AI Predicts an EMP Attack on America, and the First Strike Could Leave the Country in Darkness
For a moment, everything around you is perfectly ordinary. Then the lights flicker, electronic screens disappear, and an eerie silence spreads through the streets...
The most deadly predator of the sea spent its days conquering and terrorizing every creature in sight. This is the megalodon. It lived millions of years ago, but imagine...
Imagine stepping out of a time machine one billion years from now. Instead of finding futuristic cities and advanced civilizations, you discover a planet that looks...
A remote stretch of desert. A field littered with strange metallic debris. Military officials rushing to the scene. And a headline that would ignite one of the most...
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...
On a crisp April morning in 1986, the world stood in awe, terrified of the most catastrophic nuclear meltdown ever witnessed. And this power plant, located in Ukraine...
Black holes aren’t exactly a popular vacation destination. They feed on anything and everything that comes into their vicinity. They are dense, and unpredictably...
When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a...
Here is a contradiction that sounds impossible until you understand the ocean. The planet is warming. Almost every year sets new heat records. And yet one of the most...
What was meant to be a once in a lifetime adventure quickly turned into one of the deadliest volcanic disasters ever recorded on camera. Whakaari, also known as White...
Imagine boarding a one hour flight with your mother on Christmas Eve. You’re 17 years old. The holidays are here. In just a little while, you’ll be...
Imagine hiking through a forest when you notice a large cat watching you from the shadows. At first, it looks like a modern tiger. Then it steps into the light...
Whether you enjoy rock music, or pop, or if classical or jazz takes your fancy, we all love music. But what if we had never invented music? No, rhythms, no melodies...
How long would it take us to turn our natural satellite into a habitable place? How would this Earth-like Moon look? Would this even be possible? Wondering why we chose...
Something strange is happening beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and scientists are paying close attention. The Gulf Stream, one of the most important ocean...
What would happen if you dumped one of the world’s coldest liquids into the boiling, volatile mouth of a volcano? Would it freeze all of the lava inside? Could it...
The peaceful mountains of Ouray County, Colorado, were home to Donna Munson, a 74 year old widow who had spent years developing an unusual relationship with the local...
Aliens?! Enchiladas?! What is this world coming to? Or should I say, what is coming to this world? First of all, yes, it’s pronounced Enceladus (EN-CELL-A-DUSS)...
