For as long as humans have looked toward the stars, one question has remained unanswered: how did life begin? Scientists have searched for clues in Earth’s ancient...
The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event that could swallow up the arctic...
Overnight, our planet has gone from a pale blue dot to a glistening white snowglobe. Stretches of Earth have become frozen wastelands that are completely inhospitable...
2020 has been one of the worst years in human history. It’s been strange, confusing, and often terrifying. But what if when the clock strikes midnight on December...
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The Attack Would Start Before a Single Soldier Landed, and You Would Feel It at the ATM
There would be no landing craft on the horizon. No sirens. No declaration on the news. The first thing you would notice is that your card does not work. That is how a...
A new dinosaur-themed amusement park with real dinosaurs just opened. And you’re part of the first group of visitors. Suddenly a scream pierces your ears. You turn...
Nature is full of surprises, but sometimes it gets a little help. Hybrid animals are created when two different species, usually closely related, produce offspring...
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...
Nearly 800 million light-years away, something has been forming. Scientists aren’t exactly sure what it is but have dubbed it ‘the black neutron star.’...
When most people think of terrifying places, outer space often comes to mind. After all, it is a vacuum of extreme temperatures, high radiation, and deadly vacuum...
Imagine a dry desert with endless sand dunes transforming into a lush, green tropical paradise before your eyes. This is the ambitious vision of terraforming the Sahara...
We heard the warnings. But we didn’t listen. Now, we live in a world controlled by artificial intelligence. How did we let this happen? Will we able to survive...
When it comes to planets in our Solar System’s habitable zone, one world is too close to the Sun, another is too far and Earth is just right. But maybe things...
In 2020, when Kim Jong-Un disappeared for three weeks, the world went into full speculation mode. Was he ill? Dead? On a secret mission to binge-watch K-dramas? South...
Together, the U.S., Russia, and China control nearly half of the world’s military power, dominate the global economy, and influence the most powerful international...
What would really happen if you went into space without a suit?
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System, and it is also one of the most extreme places humans could ever encounter. This massive gas giant is filled with...
Imagine finding an animal lying completely motionless on the ground. Its body is limp, its eyes appear lifeless, and it seems as though something terrible has happened...
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...
Empty your pockets. This is not a hold up, but something important is missing. No coins, no cards, no problem. Pretty soon, you might not need to carry anything at all...
