Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life...
It’s time to batten down the hatches. An unforgiving, uncompromising, and unstoppable force of nature is heading your way. A hurricane. Hurricanes are one of the most...
Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in March 2002. At the time, the U.S. government described him as one of the top operating officials of Al Qaeda, someone involved...
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...
What if every microbe on the planet suddenly disappeared? No more germs. No five-second rule. Just pick that cookie up off the floor and eat it! But surely it...
Throughout human history, there have been rare moments when a single person stood between disaster and survival. These individuals were not superheroes or fictional...
With no shock to anyone, Donald Trump is pushing his way onto the list of the authoritarian leaders of the 21st century. Does he want to become a dictator? The United...
For decades, science fiction has shown humanity’s first contact with aliens as a dangerous moment. Movies often portray extraterrestrial visitors as invaders...
What if there was another version of you? Somewhere out there in the Universe. A you that could be anything. Imagine a version of you where you’re the Batman. Or...
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sailing through the Pacific Ocean when disaster struck. Japanese torpedoes slammed into the American heavy cruiser, causing...
Exploding phones might sound like something out of a Mission Impossible movie. But it happens more often than you might think. What could cause your phone to explode...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Take a look at the two most popular energy sources around the world. Oil. Coal. Dirty. Scary. By some estimates...
Russia already takes up one-eighth of all of the inhabited land on the planet. And now it has its eyes on one of its European neighbors, Ukraine. Historically, Ukraine...
Picture getting into your car and setting off on a journey that circles the entire planet without ever leaving a single highway. It sounds like science fiction, but what...
If humans began living permanently on other planets, future generations would not look or function like us. Each planet’s unique gravity, atmosphere, temperature, and...
Your hand is caught, and the animal holding it has no intention of letting go. Everything in your body is telling you to wrench free. That instinct is about to make this...
Hippos are among the most dangerous animals on Earth. They kill around 500 people every year across Africa, more than twice the number attributed to lions. Despite their...
The water is rising. It’s nearly up to your neck. You’re being sucked under the surface of the river. What began as a stroll in the countryside has become...
In order for Jupiter to crash into the Sun, something truly extraordinary would need to happen. Its orbit would need to be drastically altered by a gravitational...
What’s shiny, liquid, conducts electricity and is also the surname of a legendary rock star? You guessed it, mercury. This naturally occurring element has a lot of...
