When people imagine humanity’s future beyond Earth, Mars is usually the first destination that comes to mind. It is close, familiar in some ways, and has been studied...
Imagine a white picket fence around a white house, with a white driveway and a white car. And it’s not just your house that’s white. It’s also the road...
Oh my. Have you done something different with your peepers? Like maybe swapped them out for a pair of freakishly oversized fly eyes? They look functional. How would you...
You’re in the Ghostbusters universe. With a quick stomp, demons are as good as gone. So how would life change if you could bust ghosts in real life? Would you need...
Exploding phones might sound like something out of a Mission Impossible movie. But it happens more often than you might think. What could cause your phone to explode...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story! The Solar System is home to a remarkable range of planets, from tiny rocky worlds to massive gas giants. But just how big are these...
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Rising temperatures are melting ice, intensifying storms, damaging ecosystems, and threatening...
They will silently chew your house to the ground. By the time you notice anything, it will be too late. And you thought your inlaws were horrible house guests. These...
Mars has been photographed countless times over the years, but some images stand out above all the rest. Among them is an astonishing panorama created by NASA that...
Beneath Antarctica’s endless white surface lies a world most people never think about. Under kilometers of solid ice, the continent hides a landscape shaped by fire...
Whether you enjoy rock music, or pop, or if classical or jazz takes your fancy, we all love music. But what if we had never invented music? No, rhythms, no melodies...
Beneath the crystal clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean, something unexpected is taking shape. Divers descending toward the seafloor are often met with a strange sight...
Do you long for an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Something less clumsy and random. As you hone your sensitivity to the Force, you may wonder. What if...
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The Blue Flash Was the First Warning, and Within Days His Body Began Losing the Ability to Heal
The accident began with a flash of blue light. For Hisashi Ouchi, a 35 year old worker at a nuclear fuel processing facility in Tokaimura, Japan, that brief glow marked...
More than 270 million years ago, Earth’s oceans were home to a predator unlike anything alive today. It looked somewhat like a shark, but one feature made it truly...
What if Jupiter’s 79 moons weren’t gravitationally bound to Jupiter? What if they became rogue objects orbiting on their own paths around the Sun? Would they still be...
Are you tired of cramped city-living? Then anti-gravity might be for you! Do you want to soar effortlessly over traffic jams, while the drivers below you lose their...
Deep in the western Pacific Ocean lies one of the most extreme environments on Earth. The Mariana Trench is not a place designed for human exploration in any comfortable...
Trying to reach Saturn would take you into one of the strangest and most dangerous environments in the Solar System. From Earth, the planet appears peaceful, surrounded...
Imagine that the Sun is on the verge of exploding. Or that a planet-killing asteroid is headed our way. Or maybe you just want to take the entire planet on a joy ride...
