This bug can survive anything, except maybe the bottom of your shoe. But what would happen if we squished every cockroach on Earth? How would this affect the food chain...
A sudden reduction in size, shrinking by one centimeter per second, would expose a human to progressively smaller scales of the natural world, from ordinary objects to...
What if we weren’t the dominant species on this planet? What if we had to compete with every other species on Earth? We are outnumbered. We are surrounded. And our...
What if we told you that within the next 100 years, humans could merge with AI, control the weather, and even bring extinct species back to life? From space exploration...
Right now, the worst a hacker can take from you is a password, a bank balance, maybe some embarrassing photos. Annoying. Recoverable. Now imagine the same people...
35 Percent of Your Day Would Go to Growing Food, and Starvation Would Still Be Close
What if we took everything that sustains life on this planet, and shrunk it down to one small bubble? Earth’s biosphere stretches about 20 km (12 mi). From the...
Jupiter may be the biggest planet in the Solar System, but its days are numbered. Because today, we’re using Earth’s biggest, baddest bombs to blow the gas giant...
Every living thing on this planet owes its existence to a single star. Heat, light, and the raw energy that keeps ecosystems running all trace back to the Sun, and...
For years, Action Park in New Jersey was known as the most dangerous amusement park in America. Thousands of visitors left with cuts, broken bones, burns, and stitches...
Alright, I think it’s time for a change-up. Let’s do a little spring cleaning, and redecorate our Solar System. Now, I know you’re a big fan of the Moon, but it’s so...
What if one of the most painful experiences in the ocean was hiding a biological secret that scientists are only now beginning to fully understand? A new wave of...
By the year 2035, NASA plans to send humans to Mars. But it would be about a nine-month trip with our current rocket technology. However, in the not-so-distant future...
What if everyone on the planet coordinated to perform the biggest “flush mob” in history? Pushing all the wastewater in the world down the drain, all at once...
Family planning. It sounds sensible, but it’s extremely controversial. At least, in some countries. What if it wasn’t? What if the world recognized a...
An unusual visitor has entered our cosmic neighborhood. Scientists call these objects interstellar objects, or ISOs. Unlike asteroids and comets that formed around our...
These silent predators can be found in nearly every corner of the planet, from dense forests and open fields to underground burrows and even the darkest spaces near...
The world has approximately 7.7 billion people on it… until now. Half of the world’s population has been snapped out of existence. Instantly.If you happened...
Even if you never realize you’ve been exposed to something toxic, your body will usually give warning signs. Symptoms like vomiting, difficulty breathing, sudden...
No matter how experienced a driver you think you are, whether it’s nearly blinding fog or strong winds pushing your car off unfinished roads, some bridges are...
Deep under the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching hot ball of metal. Scientists just discovered that something very wrong is happening to it. Did...

