What if I told you there was a way for you to know what lies ahead for you? Well, science could just have a way to predict your future. And it might become a reality...
Across the planet, some animals repeat journeys so extreme that they make human endurance look insignificant. They cross continents, oceans, and entire hemispheres just...
Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. This masterpiece in Dubai is twice the height of the U.S.’s Empire State Building. And it’s almost three...
The next step in space exploration isn’t generations away. It’s happening right now. And our destination? That mysterious, desolate world next door, Mars...
Deep inside the ocean, whales carry a hidden record of their entire lives. But this information is not stored in their bones or DNA. It is hidden inside something most...
So you happen to be traveling in space, exploring the Universe. Then you start to see planets and stars disappear. Outer space begins to get darker and darker. You look...
Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with its 12 m (40 ft) wingspan. When it landed on...
It’s not every day that a chunk of meat falls from the sky. Astronauts on the International Space Station have precautions in place to keep anything from dropping...
Greetings, future moonling. That’s right. You are among the first generation of children born on the Moon. How would your birth compare to every previous human’s...
Our solar system appears beautifully organized, but its stability is actually the result of an incredibly delicate cosmic equilibrium developed over billions of years...
At first glance, it looks like something straight out of a horror movie. Pale, translucent, and equipped with eerie glowing eyes, the ghost shark is one of the strangest...
Scientists at Ohio State University strapped ants into a centrifuge and slowly increased the force pulling on their bodies, waiting to see where the neck joint would...
Ah. The Sun. So bright. So hot. Time to jump into your super heat-resistant spaceship and get so close you could touch it. If you dare. How would you get to the Sun’s...
410 kilometers (254 miles) above the Earth. That’s where the International Space Station floats. What if you happened to be all the way up here but suddenly fell...
Buildings are being destroyed, animals are dying, and trees are not able to grow. All because of rain? Wait, I thought we needed this stuff. Well, it’s not just...
Today we’re dropping a big bomb into the deepest part of the ocean. So grab a surfboard and get ready to hang ten on the waves of a massive nuclear tsunami. How would...
Primates are one of the most diverse groups of mammals with more than 500 species, including humans. In proportion to their body weights, primates have the largest...
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...
You’re swimming in the sea when you feel a long creature brush by you underwater. Suddenly, there’s a sharp pain in your arm. Whatever that thing was, it...
There are 3.8 billion women on Earth. There were 3.9 billion men. But now, it’s just you…and your phone won’t stop ringing. Is this a fantasy? A...
