When you think of dinosaurs, images of giant, scaly reptiles like the Tyrannosaurus Rex probably come to mind. Movies, textbooks, and popular culture have shaped our...
Human civilization is still in its infancy. According to the Kardashev Scale, a method used to measure a civilization’s technological advancement based on energy...
If you were to drill straight down into Mars, what would you find? Would the red planet reveal its true colors? Would you finally discover life on Mars? And how...
This is the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth. It stretches 11km (7 mi) down below sea level. But what if we made it even deeper? Get a giant drill because...
They can be larger than your foot. They are carnivorous and prey in the dark, damp places. They’ll use their venomous pincers to bite you. And as the venom enters...
On the surface, it looks like pure freedom. A man suspended between sky and earth, a dog beside him, and the vast wilderness of the planet stretching endlessly below...
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...
When most people imagine a sloth, they picture a slow, harmless animal hanging upside down in a tree. They are famous for moving at a painfully slow pace, spending most...
Whether you’re at the gym, at home with a broken air conditioner or having a bite of some spicy food, you could be sweating right now. Wouldn’t it be nice to leave that...
Imagine never being able to dream of landing on Mars or traveling to Saturn. Not because it’s impossible to get there, but because they didn’t exist. Because...
Located 2,383 light-years from Earth, in the Cygnus constellation, is a potential super-Earth. At least that’s what it’s often referred to as. Kepler 69c is an exoplanet...
In 2020, when Kim Jong-Un disappeared for three weeks, the world went into full speculation mode. Was he ill? Dead? On a secret mission to binge-watch K-dramas? South...
Right now, a wall of ice nearly two miles thick is covering the land where Chicago used to be. And it has been moving across the continent for 20,000 years without ever...
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...
Why do solar panels look so different these days? And why have we started installing them on top of mountains, using them to pave our roads, and putting them in the...
“Stay Where You Are” The Order That Trapped Hundreds Aboard the Sinking Ferry, Then 304 People Died
For Jang Ae-Jin and her classmates, the trip was supposed to be a celebration of their final years of high school. They were traveling by ferry to Jeju Island for a long...
For 20 years, Russian scientists and engineers drilled deeper and deeper, hoping to uncover whatever mysteries the hole may hold, earning it the ominous nickname of...
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. It is more than 300 times more massive than Earth, yet it is far less dense. Unlike Earth, it does not have a solid...
Imagine, it comes out of nowhere. A blinding flash, spanning the entire globe. It lasts only a few seconds, but when it’s over, everyone’s memories have been...
When walking across a frozen lake, appearances can be deceiving. Ice that looks solid may be dangerously thin beneath the surface. While many people follow the saying...

