Today we’re dropping a big bomb into the deepest part of the ocean. So grab a surfboard and get ready to hang ten on the waves of a massive nuclear tsunami. How would...
Jupiter may be the biggest planet in the Solar System, but its days are numbered. Because today, we’re using Earth’s biggest, baddest bombs to blow the gas giant...
There could be dozens of them in your local creek. Snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtles in North America. And although they might seem slow and sluggish...
You’re lost in the jungle without any other humans around. You need to find a new family. Or your new family could find you. What would it be like to be raised by...
Picture an entirely ordinary evening at home, disrupted without warning by a glowing chunk of space rock tearing straight through your roof. Glass sprays across the...
It’s January 2027. No warning sirens sound across America or Europe. No emergency alert flashes across your phone. By the time the world realizes how serious things have...
Yet over time, they disappeared and evolved into the smaller versions we know and love today. But what if we found a way to bring them back? Why did giant mushrooms go...
The Middle Ages, a time when you were more likely to die on the toilet than take a bath. And now you’re going there with an educational mission. It’s up to...
You have a weight problem. And it’s not just you, it’s everyone! That’s just how life is on Earth 2.0. Double the density, double the gravity...
Every year, our planet makes one full trip around the Sun. And while that means we’re already moving at breakneck speeds, we’re about to ramp that speed up. Like, way up...
In 2015, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope identified one of the most Earth like planets ever discovered, Kepler 452b. It orbits a Sun like star and sits in what scientists...
Watch out for loose superbugs.
About 65 million years ago, a mass extinction event occurred, wiping out more than 75% of all species on Earth. There have only been 5 mass extinctions in our...
This is the world 200 million years ago. No cell phones, electricity or even other humans. Would you be able to survive in this new world? Could you get yourself a pet...
What if one side of the Earth always faced the Sun, while the other side was forever shrouded in darkness? Just how hot would it be on the bright side? And how cold...
What do saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and the dodo all have in common? They’re all extinct, and some theorize humans played a large part in this. What if...
Picture this. You just got arrested in the Philippines. You haven’t been convicted of anything, but suddenly you’re inside Manila City Jail, surrounded by...
From mastering the energy of planets to reshaping entire universes, the path to a Type VI civilization stretches the limits of human imagination. But what would that...
The tallest man to ever walk the Earth was 2.72 m (8’9″) tall, and he quickly became an international sensation. So can you imagine what life would be like...
You’re alone at night when you hear a noise in your house. Your heart is racing as you go to check it out. You go to check your room. And there’s someone...
