Black cats have carried a strange reputation throughout human history. In some cultures, they were seen as sacred animals, while in others they became symbols of...
Some of Earth’s largest predators can swallow prey whole. Nile crocodiles have been known to consume gazelles, turtles, and even young lions. Giant anacondas can...
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...
An exoplanet is a planet outside our Solar System. As of March 2020, we’ve discovered over 4000 different ones. So, it sounds like we have some options for our...
Hippopotamuses may spend much of their time resting in rivers and lakes, but their calm appearance can be misleading. These massive animals are highly territorial around...
Put a lion and this animal side by side and the comparison looks absurd. One weighs a couple of hundred kilograms and dominates every documentary ever filmed in Africa...
When Amanda Bostic rode a Daytona Beach roller coaster in 2018, everything seemed to be going smoothly. Her seatbelt clicked into place, and a park operator checked it...
What if north suddenly became south and south became north? What if Earth’s magnetic poles reversed overnight, just like they did around 780,000 years ago? The...
He knew they were coming for him. For years he slept in different cities, traveled under a false name, and never stayed anywhere long enough to become predictable. The...
The Moon has been quietly orbiting Earth for billions of years. It lights up our nights, influences the tides, and appears harmless from a distance. But imagine stepping...
Being swallowed by a whale sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale. Stories like Jonah and the Whale have been around for centuries, and every so often a...
In the dense forests of Australia lives one of the most extraordinary sound imitators in the animal kingdom, a bird capable of copying almost any noise it hears with...
Wouldn’t it be great to have a truly jaw-dropping view? Like windows looking directly into space? Well, it’s time to build your very own cosmic skyscraper. What would it...
Grizzly bears are a North American subspecies of brown bears. And it’s scary that brown bear attacks are increasing all over the planet. Between 2000 and 2015, there...
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...
What if all the coral reefs died out? What if we lost all of our coral reefs overnight? Ocean diving would become less impressive, that's for sure. But what about the...
Sun poisoning is like an allergic reaction to over-exposure to UV rays and radiation from the Sun. It can result in blisters, a rash on the sunburned skin, dehydration...
Dane Kieser was 16 years old, a high school rugby player from Pretoria, South Africa. Strong, athletic and familiar with lions, he had spent time around animals at the...
There’s a deadly 40,000 km (29,400 mi)-long zone that passes through 15 countries. This area is dotted with volcanoes, giving it the name The Ring of Fire. And...
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This Is How You Create Your Own Periodic Table, and Putting It Together Gets Dangerous
How far into the periodic table could you get? Would you be breaking any laws? At what point would your periodic table start killing you? If you’re willing to...
