Kim Wunderlich was deep in the wilderness, focused on his bowhunting trip, when he suddenly noticed something that made his instincts kick in. Two grizzly bear cubs were...
Would you dare to hit the open seas and experience some of the worst ship disasters of all time? From explosions to icebergs and massive storms to the infamous...
World War II produced countless brutal battles, but few are surrounded by as much mystery and horror as the events on Ramree Island in 1945. At the time, roughly 1,000...
You are sitting in a small boat in the middle of a quiet lake, fishing line stretched into the water. Everything feels calm. Then something changes. The air shifts. Your...
This is the most powerful object in the Universe. The biggest spinning magnet to ever exist. It’s the cosmic equivalent of a great white shark. But it...
For more than a century, humanity has relied heavily on fossil fuels to power modern civilization. Oil, natural gas and coal have supplied most of the world’s...
Every year, about half a dozen hurricanes reach the United States. With effects ranging from heavy winds and some flooding to the complete decimation of communities...
Space debris falls to Earth from our Solar System all the time. Almost 91000 kilograms, or 100 tons per day, travels our way. So where does it all go? Well, most of it...
35 Percent of Your Day Would Go to Growing Food, and Starvation Would Still Be Close
What if we took everything that sustains life on this planet, and shrunk it down to one small bubble? Earth’s biosphere stretches about 20 km (12 mi). From the...
On July 24, 2010, around 1.5 million people were expected to attend the Love Parade electronic music festival in Duisburg, Germany. What was supposed to be a huge...
The megalodon, the big boss of our ancient oceans, the king of all sharks, killer of whales. If you’re a fan, you’ve already witnessed our megalodon vs. mosasaur episode...
It’s the largest star that we’ve ever discovered: UY Scuti. And if it were to replace our Sun, it would change a lot more than just the amount of sunscreen...
They’re fast. They’re sticky. And they are deadly. These lizards can chase you on land, water and even air. Their camouflage helps them hide in the wild...
At first glance, a sloth hardly looks like an animal you should be afraid of. It moves slowly, spends most of its life hanging from tree branches, and often appears to...
For decades, engineers have been working to make robots more like humans. Artificial intelligence has allowed machines to think more intelligently, while advanced...
On April 24, 2013, thousands of workers entered a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that many of them already feared was unsafe. Just one day earlier, employees had...
Mohamedou Ould Slahi had never thought that going to the police would result in him spending years in one of the world’s most notorious prisons. When he was in...
The most dangerous groups in history did not open with violence. They opened with an offer. Belonging. Answers to the questions nobody else could resolve. A community...
Mount Rushmore is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the United States. Every year, millions of visitors travel to South Dakota to admire the enormous faces of...
What do you like most about work? Early mornings? Coffee spills? Desk lunches? Back pain? Wrist Pain? Neck pain? Sore ears? Stay home and get paid. How does that sound...

