What would you do if you grabbed a tree branch and suddenly realized it was not a branch, but a snake? Now imagine that snake launching itself directly toward you...
Are you ready for the sun to die?
With the cost of living soaring, an economic crisis, and wages that can’t be stretched enough to provide an enjoyable life, people are worried about their finances now...
If Earth had rings like Saturn our sunsets would be an incredible spectacle. It isn't farfetched as the Earth did have rings a very long time ago, the result of a...
What causes moonquakes? What would happen if half of our Moon drifted away? Has the Moon already split in half? As friendly neighbors in the sky, the Moon and Earth have...
Imagine a white picket fence around a white house, with a white driveway and a white car. And it’s not just your house that’s white. It’s also the road...
They feed on the blood they suck from their prey. Animals and juicy humans like you are in these deadly insects’ diets. They’re also called assassin bugs, for a good...
They are massive, and extremely dense. They rip apart anything and everything that gets close to them. Their gravity is so strong that even light can’t escape. We...
Welcome to your new landfill: a giant ball of burning gas that we call the Sun. With surface temperatures of 5500°C (9,940°F), it could obliterate any type of trash we...
There is a thick, jelly like substance packed throughout the body of one particular animal, and it may be the closest thing science has found to a fountain of youth...
After 2,250 medical trials, involving 380,000 patient volunteers, your wishes and your prayers have finally been answered: we found a cure for cancer. What if that were...
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...
Our galaxy is full of strange worlds, but what would happen if we could bring some of them into our own Solar System? Moving exoplanets closer helps us imagine how...
It starts with a simple cough, and before you know it, millions of people are infected. And it won’t stop there. It could keep growing and growing until billions...
Spiders are prolific. There are 45,000 species of spiders that we currently know of, and scientists estimate that there are twice that amount we haven’t discovered...
Horses have played a major role in human history. They helped people travel across continents, explore new lands, work on farms, and even fight wars. But during one of...
Ever imagined Earth swelling into a genuine giant among the planets, not modestly larger but scaled all the way up to Jupiter itself? Picture oceans, continents, and...
It’s the largest star that we’ve ever discovered: UY Scuti. And if it were to replace our Sun, it would change a lot more than just the amount of sunscreen...
Human history has been full of battles and wars, some big and some small. But if World War 3 were to happen, it might be humanity’s biggest battle yet. Advanced...
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...
