Congratulations, you’ve taken the seven-month-long journey and have landed on Mars. And it turns out, you’re the first person. Better start getting the human...
Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor is one of the most extreme and hostile environments in the Solar System. With blistering temperatures, toxic clouds, and...
In space, no one can hear you scream. But just because sound can’t travel in the vacuum of space doesn’t mean that the planets and our Sun don’t make noise. What would...
Movies love quicksand. And why not? It’s exotic, it’s dramatic, and it’s highly exaggerated. Fun fact: it’s impossible to become fully submerged...
An asteroid races towards Earth. In 6 months, the world as we know it will be obliterated. What do you do? Is there time to evacuate? What would it take? And where would...
Imagine that when slavery finally ended in the United States, formerly enslaved Black Americans were offered something more than freedom. They were given the opportunity...
Few natural disasters are as terrifying as a powerful tornado. These rotating columns of wind can tear apart homes, toss vehicles through the air, and leave entire...
What if, someday, we decided that the usefulness of our planet had run its course, and humans needed to scour space to find somewhere new to live? But instead of...
For decades, marine parks presented killer whales as intelligent, powerful animals that could be trained to perform spectacular tricks. Audiences watched trainers swim...
Waves moving across the ocean at incredible speeds. Walls of water reaching 30 meters (100 feet) high. Enough force to tear apart forests, destroy buildings, and carry...
For whatever reason, you are the last human on Earth. No more voices in the distance. No more messages. No more footsteps that are not your own. At first, it feels like...
What if in a stunning move, Russia, one of the largest energy producers on Earth, decided to cut itself off from the world? This heavily armed dictatorship has declared...
Cities would drown, oceans would dry up, and human civilization would be thrown into chaos. This catastrophic change would not just flood our homes but completely...
The war in Ukraine has altered the lives of millions. And has sent prices for goods like oil and natural gas skyrocketing around the world. But the worst may be yet to...
Settling on the Moon or Mars may be all the buzz. But how about we all move to an icy dwarf planet in the middle of the Solar System? To Ceres. What would make this a...
Human and Alien Hybrids Could Change Humanity Forever, but Would They Survive on Earth?
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...
On August 12, 2000, the Russian submarine Kursk was taking part in a major naval exercise in the Barents Sea when disaster struck. Two explosions tore through the...
A peaceful walk through the forest can turn into a dangerous encounter in seconds. You are hiking with your dog when suddenly it stops, starts barking, and focuses on...
Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces on Earth. They can release unimaginable amounts of energy, sending rivers of lava across landscapes, covering cities in ash...
North Sentinel Island is a place which still seems to be almost entirely unknown to the rest of the world. It is situated among the Andaman Islands of India and is the...

