Imagine looking at a pile of plastic waste and seeing something completely different. Instead of useless garbage sitting in landfills or polluting oceans, scientists...
Your planet has a heartbeat. You have never heard it, but you have depended on it every second of your life. It pulses thousands of kilometers beneath your feet: a...
How long would it take for the world’s largest rainforest to burn down? If we don’t do anything to stop it, we’ll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest...
Spanning more than 66 million years, the Cenozoic Era shaped the world we live in today. From the rise of mammals to the emergence of modern humans, this era tells a...
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...
What if an insect could remain alive while slowly losing control of its own body? Instead of being killed by a predator, imagine something invading it, changing its...
Modern humans have existed for only a tiny fraction of Earth’s history. During that time, our species has survived ice ages, natural disasters, pandemics, and...
The Amazon is a huge and highly unexplored territory, five times larger than the state of Texas. 10% of Earth’s wildlife we know about inhabits this jungle. And if...
Most people have never seen these tiny creatures before, but they may be the most vital organisms on Earth. Say hello to plankton. They can be smaller than the diameter...
What if you found out that you had a long-lost relative? And what if that long-lost relative was from a different planet in our galaxy? And what if this faraway planet...
Lava reaches 1,200 degrees Celsius. Liquid nitrogen sits at minus 210. Put those two numbers side by side and the experiment writes itself. What happens if you dump one...
Imagine a white picket fence around a white house, with a white driveway and a white car. And it’s not just your house that’s white. It’s also the road...
It’s been over 200 million years since South America broke off Africa into its own continent. But now it’s behaving very strangely. It’s taking on water and going down...
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for more than a month. So, what if it just NEVER reopens? Most people think they know what that looks like. Higher gas prices. You...
You wanted perfectly crispy bacon. Instead, the pan suddenly bursts into flames. Your first instinct might be to grab a glass of water, but that could turn a small...
It’s been a hectic week, but you finally have a night to yourself. You settle in front of your TV with your favorite meal. You take the first bite, but something feels...
Seawater is salty, undrinkable, and a potential source of planet-saving fuel. Hold up. Fuel? Yes, that’s right. We have the technology to convert seawater into liquid...
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...
Bleak landscapes, soldiers in gas masks and mutant creatures running through the Red Forest. Basically, a perfect place for you to spend a month. Welcome to Chernobyl...
The thought of being swallowed by a whale sounds like something from an ancient legend rather than a real possibility. Tales of people disappearing into enormous sea...
