On the morning of September 11th, 2001, tragedy struck when two hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After that, everything...
The Sun produces more energy in a single second than humanity has used throughout its entire history. Every day, it releases an unimaginable amount of power, but most of...
When people think of the world’s strongest animals, they often imagine elephants pulling massive loads or large predators overpowering prey. But in nature, “strength”...
There’s a lake in Antarctica that no human has ever touched. Not because it’s remote, though it is, but because it sits under nearly four kilometers of solid...
It’s still early in the 21st century. The world is moving faster than ever, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. But wait a minute. Does faster mean...
Earth is already known as the blue planet, with 70% of its surface covered by oceans. But what if the remaining 30% of land suddenly disappeared? The consequences would...
Coastal cities across the globe are planning how they will keep the sea away as it rises. One solution? Just move the city. How much would it cost? How do you lift a...
Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and frightening tools ever created by humanity. With over twelve thousand warheads spread across the globe, these devices hold...
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Jupiter’s Makeover from Gas Giant to Rocky Titan Changes the Face of Space Exploration
Jupiter is eleven times wider than Earth and over 300 times more massive. Beautiful from a distance, all swirling cloud bands and that famous red storm. Inside...
Cape buffaloes in Africa are referred to as the Black Death since they kill more hunters than any other animal on the continent; and if one of these huge animals decides...
Kenton Carnegie was a 22 year old honors geological engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He was doing a co op at a mining camp near...
For generations, humans have imagined what it would be like to discover life beyond Earth. Would alien beings look anything like us? Would they communicate through...
Militaries around the world are money-eating machines. And they keep getting more expensive. In 2019, the world spent $1.917 trillion on all the different militaries...
With the vastness of the Universe, everything in it seems so spread out. But some objects are closer than you might realize. Every now and then, a random interstellar...
Why does the Earth have to be either round or flat? What if there could be a happy middle ground? Welcome to your very own polyhedron Earth. What would this Earth look...
Seawater is salty, undrinkable, and a potential source of planet-saving fuel. Hold up. Fuel? Yes, that’s right. We have the technology to convert seawater into liquid...
You start your day hearing wild news. Jupiter has just swallowed Saturn. And it doesn’t stop there. Jupiter is on its way to swallow every planet in the Solar...
People have always believed all kinds of very strange things about the world. In the absence of modern science and medicine, ideas which now seem entirely bizarre could...
Who doesn’t love a good race? But this time you’re going headfirst at 132 km/h (80 mph) down an icy track. Only 2.5 cm (1 in) separates the hard cold ice from your...
Everybody loves a good sleep, but we probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if we had no control over when it happened. Imagine falling into a deep sleep during a...
