The Permian Period, which lasted from about 299 to 252 million years ago, was one of the most fascinating and dangerous times in Earth’s history. It ended with the...
Where do they come from? How do we get rid of them? And how much drama is a poltergeist going to cause me? OK, so exactly what is a poltergeist? Well, a poltergeist is a...
Ever had a freshly cooked steak, delivered straight from the International Space Station? Let me tell you — it’s not going to be what you might expect. You must be...
An ordinary trek through the forests of West Africa suddenly turns terrifying. A startled bat swoops overhead and bites your hand before disappearing into the trees. At...
An unusual visitor has entered our cosmic neighborhood. Scientists call these objects interstellar objects, or ISOs. Unlike asteroids and comets that formed around our...
The idea sounds like something pulled straight from a disaster film. A shark with two heads moving through the ocean, defying everything we know about marine biology...
More than a century after its tragic sinking, the RMS Titanic still rests deep beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. But according to scientists, the...
Would this be good or bad news?
Sandworms are gross-looking little things. Maybe a little bit cute. I almost feel bad using them as bait. What if instead of us hunting them, they were able to hunt us...
Nearly 800 million light years away, astronomers detected something that should not fit neatly into the known categories of the universe. The mysterious object had a...
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...
In 2010, a 16 year old boy named Kalief Browder was arrested in New York City after being accused of stealing a backpack. What followed would become a devastating story...
Imagine you had to experience an apocalypse every day. Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, asteroid showers. Every day would be a struggle for survival. That’s because...
Deep beneath Greenland’s frozen surface lies the remains of a secret military base that was once part of one of the most ambitious Cold War projects ever attempted...
For centuries, the Kraken has lived in the space between myth and fear. A massive sea monster, said to rise from the deepest oceans, capable of dragging entire ships...
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...
A deadly flash flood devastated Nepal, leaving hundreds missing and turning normally peaceful communities into scenes of destruction. Powerful rainfall sent huge amounts...
From prehistoric predators and ancient pandemics to volcanic winters and asteroid impacts, Earth’s history is filled with moments so extreme they would be almost...
Imagine waking up in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. The sun is burning your skin, your lips are dry, and every wave reminds you how small and helpless...
Scientists may have identified an exoplanet with the potential to support life, located 120 light-years from Earth. The planet, known as K2-18b, is classified as a Super...
