Our planet has seen this before. Its ice has already melted. Water levels have risen. Ocean currents have already stopped. The last time this happened was 13,000 years...
The Earth might not be here forever. A huge solar flare, an asteroid impact, or a local gamma-ray burst – anything could wipe us out for good. If we’re...
Welcome to Scotland.The home of malt scotch, kilts, and sea monsters? It’s time to get up close and personal with the Loch Ness monster, affectionately known as...
So, what exactly is hot ice? Well, it’s simple. It’s made by boiling baking soda, vinegar, and a little bit of water. From that, you get sodium acetate...
Black holes are often imagined as cosmic vacuum cleaners, devouring everything in their path, but what would actually happen if you dared to venture into one even for...
Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But...
As Earth’s population multiplies each year, we’re quickly running out of resources to feed the planet. Before long, we’re going to need more space to...
Welcome to the Solar System construction zone. Today you’ll be using our cosmic sandbox to build a brand new planet. What would you need to create a rocky planet like...
Interstellar objects occasionally enter our Solar System, providing insight into the composition and dynamics of distant regions of the galaxy. Among these objects, the...
If you could, would you live on the Moon? Not as one of the courageous early settlers, but as a citizen of a fully-functioning Moon city. What would they be built out of...
Billions of years ago, another planet smashed into Earth. An event of this epicness could have created our Moon. It also could have brought alien life to our planet...
Imagine a world of endless possibilities. A world where every decision you make splits reality in half. And then the next decision splits it into another half. And then...
Where did COVID-19 come from? Some think it originated in this Wuhan wet market. While others think it comes from bats. But could it be possible that COVID-19 was made...
Black holes are the gravitational monsters of the Universe. They are so powerful that nothing, even light, can escape their grasp. One black hole is bad enough. But if...
The Solar System may appear calm and well organized, but it is actually the result of billions of years of delicate cosmic balancing. Changing the order of the planets...
Scroll down to watch the video. Long after the invention of airplanes, we still dream of being able to fly on our own. But without wings, our options are kind of limited...
It’s been over 200 million years since South America broke off Africa into its own continent. But now it’s behaving very strangely. It’s taking on water and going down...
How long would something like this take? Why would this change the weather? And how hot would Earth get? If you think something like this is impossible because we...
The world you know no longer exists. Your family, friends, and neighbors are gone. Outside, horrific zombie-like creatures roam the streets. And if you breathe in their...
Imagine an entire network of flying cars zooming around 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) above our congested city streets. Your morning commute would be a lot different up...
