Five billion years from now, the Sun will be running out. Assuming anyone is still here to care, that becomes an urgent problem, because a star running low on fuel is a...
Miami-Dade County Jail is one of the largest jail systems in the United States, with an average of 4,000 inmates spread across its three main detention facilities...
Carved by glaciers thousands of years ago, the cliffs of California’s legendary Yosemite National Park constantly change shape. Due to tectonic forces and seasonal...
Global sea levels have already risen by about 20 cm (8 inches) since the mid 1800s, although the increase has not been the same everywhere. While that may sound minor...
In July 1984, 25 year old Swiss tourist Brigitta Fredenhagen was exploring Yellowstone National Park when she decided to spend the night camping. After preparing dinner...
One day, we want to take humanity into space. But why don’t we start small? Take one solar power station, 10,000 people, and 10 million tons of crumbled Moon rock...
Most people dream about adventure, but very few are willing to face the brutal reality of climbing Mount Everest. Rising along the border between Nepal and China...
Space tourism is much closer than you may think. The International Space Station will soon retire from its successful run through low Earth orbit. But humanity’s...
Once that missile launches, you can’t escape what’s coming next. But what are you facing? Four types of energy are about to be unleashed. First, a blast wave...
Your body will tell you to run. Every instinct built into you over millions of years will scream the same instruction the moment something that large steps out of the...
You’re cut off from civilization and stuck in one of the most unforgiving wastelands on Earth. Don’t count on a rescue anytime soon. You’re stranded in...
Jetpack technology is getting better, and maybe someday, jetpacks will be available for your everyday commute. But what if, instead of just using a jetpack for a short...
What Earth do you live on? A round one? Flat one? Maybe your world is resting on the back of a huge cosmic turtle? What about a hollow Earth? Just a planet’s shell...
The crack was inside a single wheel, invisible from the outside, and inspectors kept missing it. It had been growing quietly for a long time before anyone paid a price...
What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a supercharged, head-eating anti-hero like Venom? Or...
Hoarders. They can’t bear to throw anything away. They pile up stuff everywhere, cluttering every space until they can’t move anymore. What if we could flip...
First of all, look at the map. Iran isn’t a country, it’s a fortress. Three times the landmass of Iraq. Four times the population. And mountains that...
Few natural disasters are as terrifying as a powerful tornado. These rotating columns of wind can tear apart homes, toss vehicles through the air, and leave entire...
Have you ever played your favorite song for your dog or cat and wondered whether they actually enjoy it? Your pet may sit quietly beside you while the music plays, but...
It may sound like science fiction, but imagining a battle between a gas giant and a black hole helps us understand just how fragile our Solar System really is. Such a...
