What if I told you Latin America could have hosted one of the world’s greatest superpowers? Capable of changing the course of history in ways that only players like the...
Scientists theorize that many millions of years ago, Mars had rings, just like Saturn. And it looks like the red planet could be due for a new set of rings in the future...
Did you know that a single snake bite can kill an adult elephant in just a few hours? And if you’re not careful, snake venomc can kill you in only 15 minutes. But...
Gyorgy Dozsa was a soldier who became the leader of a massive peasant uprising in Hungary during the early 1500s. He had earned a reputation for bravery during wars...
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...
There is a thick, jelly like substance packed throughout the body of one particular animal, and it may be the closest thing science has found to a fountain of youth...
It may sound like science fiction, but imagining a battle between a gas giant and a black hole helps us understand just how fragile our Solar System really is. Such a...
In the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator, there’s a growing, “floating island” of trash that’s twice the size of Texas, and three times the...
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Evolving 1,000 Years Overnight Would Make You Near-Immortal, but Turn Everyone Into Clones
Skip a thousand years of evolution overnight and you would wake up with a life expectancy of around 150 years. Nanobots monitoring your organs, engineered genes with...
Just north of the Martian equator lies a 45 km (28 mi) wide impact crater that scientists believe may have been the site of an ancient lake. Here at Jezero Crater...
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...
Imagine you’re out for a walk on a lovely day, with not a care in the world. The birds are singing, and the sun is shining. Actually, the sun seems brighter than usual...
Ever imagined Earth swelling into a genuine giant among the planets, not modestly larger but scaled all the way up to Jupiter itself? Picture oceans, continents, and...
Contrary to what some people think, the Earth isn’t the center of the Universe. But what if it was? What if those medieval astronomers were right, and everything...
What could be the most brutal way for an insect to die? Being struck out of the air by a predator? Snatched in a split second by a reptile’s tongue? Or something far...
The universe is vast, ancient, and mostly silent. For decades, scientists have pointed their telescopes toward distant stars, searching for signs of intelligent life. We...
If you had a device designed to freeze time for everything but you, life wouldn’t be anything like what you’d expect. You wouldn’t catch up on sleep...
A car can feel like a safe place, but under the wrong conditions, it can quickly become a deadly trap. On a hot day, temperatures inside a vehicle can rise at an...
Imagine having the ability to live forever, travel anywhere in the universe, and harness enough power to create wormholes. Well, if you’re part of the ultra...
Are you one of those people who hate these little crawling things? Or maybe these ones with stingers creep you out more?
