You are hiking through a quiet forest when you suddenly hear a strange buzzing sound. At first, it seems harmless. But within seconds, the noise becomes louder and...
In the dense forests of Australia lives one of the most extraordinary sound imitators in the animal kingdom, a bird capable of copying almost any noise it hears with...
Hornets large enough to decapitate honeybees with their jaws. Centipedes that climb walls and ceilings before dropping into your living space. Bugs that wait until you...
Australians love to joke that everything in their country wants to kill you. The spiders, the snakes, the jellyfish, even the birds. They have no idea how good they have...
Think about how much has shifted in the last few decades. Landlines gave way to smartphones. Artificial intelligence went from a research curiosity to something that...
Welcome to Jurassic World. In real life. Let’s bring back some of the most dangerous creatures to ever roam the Earth. What could go wrong? Right? How would we be able...
That’s no moon. It’s a space station. The enormous, planet-killing kind, designed for only one thing — to bring order to the galaxy. It’s Star...
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...
In the beginning, there was nothing. Well, except for you. And the Big Bang. What would the first moments of the Universe be like? What would happen over the next...
Hundreds of meters underground. Large enough to house tens to hundreds of thousands of people. And walls strong enough to withstand the force of a nuclear blast. These...
Imagine if we could collect the energy out of thin air. And I mean it quite literally. You know how you were taught that a vacuum is nothing but empty space? That...
What would really happen if you went into space without a suit?
An asteroid races towards Earth. In 6 months, the world as we know it will be obliterated. What do you do? Is there time to evacuate? What would it take? And where would...
Imagine if you could take in all of human history in the blink of an eye. Well, from the first steps on the moon to the first steps out of the slime, that’s...
The wife of a man who was killed by a crocodile said that one of his last actions had been to save her life. In August 2024 Dave Hogbin, who was 40 at the time, was...
Every year, hurricanes batter the North Atlantic and affect millions of people. The damage can be catastrophic, and these storms are getting worse. But what if we had a...
Just north of Mars’ equator lies a 45 km (28 mi) wide impact crater known as Jezero Crater. Scientists believe this location may have once held an ancient lake, making...
You’ve done this more than a dozen times. The tallest mountain in the world is your workplace, and you know it like the palm of your hand. Unfortunately, your companions...
For decades, engineers have been working to make robots more like humans. Artificial intelligence has allowed machines to think more intelligently, while advanced...
This former intelligence officer-turned-president took Russia from a defeated Cold War relic to the most feared superpower in Eurasia. Now Vladimir Putin, who many have...
