It begins with a simple phone call. Someone reports a hostage situation, an active shooter, or a bomb threat at a specific address. Within minutes, police officers and...
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Welcome to your new landfill: a giant ball of burning gas that we call the Sun. With surface temperatures of 5500°C (9,940°F), it could obliterate any type of trash we...
It’s the oldest question on Earth. Where did we come from? Some people may thank a creator from above, but what if the hand that created humanity wasn’t...
Paul Templer thought he was simply doing a favor for a friend. It was March 9, 1996, and the 28 year old Zimbabwean tour guide was supposed to have the day off. But when...
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22,000 Pounds of Rock Falling Every Second, That Is What Living Under Martian Rings Means
Picture standing on Mars and looking up at a ring stretching across the sky. Beautiful, until you understand what those rings eventually do. Every piece of that debris...
What a perfect day for kayaking out on the open sea. Wait a second, why is the water suddenly spinning? Is that a whirlpool? How do people actually get pulled into...
Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Again? Wednesday. I feel like we’ve done this before. Wednesday. Does anybody else notice this? Wednesday. How do...
Some 5 billion years from now, the Sun will expand and become a red giant. And the Earth might be just in the way… If humans were still around then, would we leave...
What if we told you that within the next 100 years, humans could merge with AI, control the weather, and even bring extinct species back to life? From space exploration...
Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces on Earth, capable of reshaping entire landscapes in minutes. While some are narrow and short lived, others expand into...
It’s dawn, it’s dark, and you don’t what kind of weather is waiting for you outside your tent. It doesn’t matter anyway. In rain, hail, sleet...
Primates are one of the most diverse groups of mammals with more than 500 species, including humans. In proportion to their body weights, primates have the largest...
Mount Hua, China This hike leads to the South Peak of Huashan, one of the Five Great Mountains of China. Its summit stands at about 2,155 m (7,100 ft), and the infamous...
On the morning of March 20, 1995, millions of commuters packed into Tokyo’s subway system just as they did every weekday. Trains arrived on schedule. Office...
Gun-related deaths and injuries occur around the world everyday. In the United States alone, there are more than 100 gun-related deaths daily. And 200 more people are...
Look out. A burning hot space rock just fell straight into your living room, destroying all the things you care about most. Goodbye, sweet television. How did this...
Thirty centimeters. That is the width of the walkway in some places. Not a path. Not a ledge. A row of wooden boards bolted to the face of a vertical cliff, with nothing...
Imagine a world where humanity has not only gained the ability to travel and to populate space but has progressed even further than that. Humanity can now control and...
December is a very special month in many countries around the world. No, not because of Christmas. Because it’s baby-making month. Studies show December may have the...
