When most people think of sharks, they picture a powerful predator lurking beneath the waves. Movies, news stories, and popular culture have helped give sharks a...
The Middle Ages, a time when you were more likely to die on the toilet than take a bath. And now you’re going there with an educational mission. It’s up to...
From prehistoric predators and ancient pandemics to volcanic winters and asteroid impacts, Earth’s history is filled with moments so extreme they would be almost...
The universe is vast, ancient, and mostly silent. For decades, scientists have pointed their telescopes toward distant stars, searching for signs of intelligent life. We...
As the CEO and founder of Amazon, the multibillion dollar online shopping company, Jeff Bezos is the richest person on the planet. With a current net worth of $193.7...
Paul Hayward seemed destined for a very different future. A talented Australian rugby player, a skilled boxer with Olympic ambitions, and a devoted husband and father...
Deep in the north lies Beachy Island, one of the most important historical locations in the Arctic. Practically uninhabitable, the remote island has nevertheless become...
For Todd Orr, an outdoorsman, what started off as a calm morning hike in the Montana mountains soon turned into a struggle for his life; he never anticipated that the...
In 2010, a 16 year old boy named Kalief Browder was arrested in New York City after being accused of stealing a backpack. What followed would become a devastating story...
Russia already takes up one-eighth of all of the inhabited land on the planet. And now it has its eyes on one of its European neighbors, Ukraine. Historically, Ukraine...
Sun poisoning is like an allergic reaction to over-exposure to UV rays and radiation from the Sun. It can result in blisters, a rash on the sunburned skin, dehydration...
A series of powerful earthquakes recently struck Venezuela, including two major tremors measuring around magnitude 7.2 and 7.5. The back to back quakes hit west of...
What if we physically separated the United States and Mexico with a massive engineered waterway? In theory, it could create entirely new trade routes, generate huge...
Life on Mars might be like this. You’d live in giant glass domes, and grow small portions of food inside. And if you happen to go outside, it would be in your big...
Scientists may have just taken one of the biggest steps yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Meet K2 18 b, a distant exoplanet located about 124 light years away...
Imagine waking up one night and realizing the Moon is simply gone. No warning, no impact, no trace. Just an empty sky where Earth’s closest companion used to be. At...
Mountains can seem eternal, but they are constantly changing. They rise through geological forces, slowly erode, and eventually become part of the landscape around them...
In March 2011, Japan was shaken by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. A magnitude 9.0 quake ripped through the east coast, triggering a massive tsunami...
With the vastness of the Universe, everything in it seems so spread out. But some objects are closer than you might realize. Every now and then, a random interstellar...
The peaceful mountains of Ouray County, Colorado, were home to Donna Munson, a 74 year old widow who had spent years developing an unusual relationship with the local...
