Pangolins are now critically endangered in Asia because of poachers and traffickers. But why is there so much demand for them? And why are they so important to their...
A rogue star is headed straight for our Sun. If these two stars slam into each other, it could spell the end of all life on our planet. How could a rogue star end up in...
Researchers have found a fish with a strange feature that makes it look almost like it has a human smile. Hidden beneath the water’s surface, the sheepshead fish...
South Africa’s Kruger National Park is huge and includes about five million acres of wild land; within it are some of the world’s most protected animals...
Since its discovery in 1610 by Galileo, the rings of Saturn have enchanted us for centuries. Remarkably, we’ve visited Saturn before. Stunning photographs taken...
Black holes are one of the most devastating objects in space, sucking up everything around them. But there’s another space phenomenon that’s just as...
Imagine walking into a classroom where there is no teacher standing at the front of the room. Instead, every student is guided by an artificial intelligence system that...
Hornets large enough to decapitate honeybees with their jaws. Centipedes that climb walls and ceilings before dropping into your living space. Bugs that wait until you...
The scenery at Yellowstone did not form gently. Those valleys, ridges, and wide open basins were carved by explosions, and the most recent one happened roughly 640,000...
What could possibly scare a big, powerful predator with sharp teeth and massive jaws? The answer, surprisingly, is its own reflection. Across the animal kingdom, mirrors...
Deep under the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching hot ball of metal. Scientists just discovered that something very wrong is happening to it. Did...
The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...
The dead are rising. The infection is spreading faster than anyone can contain it, and defenses are already failing. A study by the University of Leicester theorized...
It’s a beautiful night. Just you, a bottle of wine and your partner drifting through the cosmos in a UFO. As your caress their green skin, you know that...
They sent humans to walk on the Moon, flew by every single planet in our Solar System, delivered the first residents to the International Space Station… What else could...
Brooklinn Khoury was 22 years old when a dog she had known for years suddenly attacked her without warning. She had been chatting with her cousin when the family pit...
For centuries, humanity has looked toward the stars searching for signs of intelligent life. But what if the biggest discovery in human history is not finding aliens...
Imagine if all the Earth’s oxygen disappeared. Not forever, just for, say, an hour? Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere? And...
Rabies is one of the most terrifying diseases on Earth. A single bite from an infected animal can begin a deadly race against time. Once the virus reaches the brain...
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...
