Picture this. You just got arrested in the Philippines. You haven’t been convicted of anything, but suddenly you’re inside Manila City Jail, surrounded by...
For decades, the relationship between the United States and North Korea has been filled with threats, military tensions, and moments of uncertainty. But what would...
On your marks. Get set. Bear crawl. The movement of the future is here. And it looks a lot like the movement of the distant past. What benefits would you get from moving...
Imagine a time of scientific and mathematical innovation, magic, and fertile land irrigated by the great Nile River. Ancient Egypt was a successful and intelligent...
For hundreds of years, humans searched for proof that unicorns were real. Stories described magical creatures with giant spiral horns, and many believed these mysterious...
Could you face guards who shoot to kill? Swim for hours or even days in the open sea? Or cross a vast, hostile desert? What kind of place can push a person to make these...
Something is very wrong with our Sun. It’s turned into a spinning lighthouse of death. What would make the Sun so much more deadly than usual? Would there be any way...
Do the math with me. Earth holds 3.8 billion women. Until yesterday, it also held 3.9 billion men. This morning, the count of men stands at exactly one. You. Your phone...
Imagine looking up into the night sky and seeing not one but 79 different moons beaming back at you. What would this new night sky look like? How would this affect the...
Imagine remembering the exact moment you entered the world. The first light you saw, the first sounds you heard, and the strange sensation of leaving the safety of the...
Nature is full of surprises, but sometimes it gets a little help. Hybrid animals are created when two different species, usually closely related, produce offspring...
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...
In space, no one can hear you scream. But just because sound can’t travel in the vacuum of space doesn’t mean that the planets and our Sun don’t make noise. What would...
Since 1988, 71% of all the world’s carbon emissions have been produced by just 100 companies. Their operations are largely to blame for the climate crisis we now...
You and your family decide to take a camping trip in the great outdoors. You’re relaxing in your tent, when suddenly, you smell smoke. You assume the kids are...
Every day, billions of people browse websites, send emails, stream videos, and shop online without giving much thought to what keeps the Internet running. It feels like...
This is the world 200 million years ago. No cell phones, electricity or even other humans. Would you be able to survive in this new world? Could you get yourself a pet...
She had come a long way for the view, and the view was worth it. So she unhooked the harness for a moment, just long enough to get the photograph without a cable in the...
Hot air balloons have fascinated people for centuries. The first successful manned hot air balloon flight took place in France in 1783, when the Montgolfier brothers...
Are we alone in the Universe? With more than 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe and at least 500 billion planets in the Milky Way alone, don’t you...
