Black Dolphin is the unofficial name for Penal Colony No. 6, or IK 6, in Sol Iletsk, Orenburg Oblast. Its roots go back to the 18th century, when an ostrog, or stockade...
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Flooding, devastation, and disease. What could all these awful things have in common? Rain. And lots of it. We’re not talking April showers here. So, imagine a...
On February 20, 2003, around 450 people packed into the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, for a night of rock music and cheap beer. At 11:07 p.m., the...
The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...
July 1969 changed humanity’s understanding of what was possible. When Apollo 11 reached the lunar surface, millions of people around the world watched the event unfold...
Think about how much has shifted in the last few decades. Landlines gave way to smartphones. Artificial intelligence went from a research curiosity to something that...
Let me take you on a wild ride to the very edges of our Universe. But it won’t be as simple as traveling through space. Because the edges that we’re talking about...
Physicists love asking questions that should never have answers. Questions like this one: what exactly happens to Earth if a black hole comes our way? They ran the...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Let’s be honest, we are pushing our planet to a climate change catastrophe. But there could be a solution. 71% of the Earth’s...
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The Nearest Star Would Be Close Enough to Reach, but There May Be No Metal to Build With
Imagine a night sky where the nearest star is close enough to actually visit. Not 4.37 light years away like Proxima Centauri, but a short hop by cosmic standards, one...
Humanity is preparing to return to the Moon with new missions that will push deeper into space than ever before. Each step brings us closer to long term living beyond...
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A Single U.S. Decision Could Start World War III, and the First Strike Could Come Without Warning
The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...
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A Hole in Earth’s Magnetic Shield Is Drifting and Splitting in Two, and Satellites Are at Risk
There is a weak spot in the magnetic shield protecting our planet, and it is not staying still. It drifts slowly westward, and measurements suggest it may be splitting...
Building a permanent base on the Moon has always come with one major challenge: how do you transport enough construction materials from Earth? Every kilogram launched...
As you walk up to the correctional facility, you remember reading an article that said, “Chances are, you will remember your first day in prison for the rest of your...
In 1044, the Chinese invented gunpowder. And we’ve been getting into trouble ever since. Fireworks are cool, nuclear warfare is not. And nuking the moon...
Every year, around 140 million babies are born worldwide. And if we continue at this pace, 50 years from now the global population will reach 10.5 billion people. The...
Would you ever want to buy your own planet? Even if it was just the size of a house? It could be the perfect vacation spot! Unbeatable privacy and breathtaking views...
Imagine spending years without seeing the sky or hearing another human voice. Your world is reduced to four concrete walls, a steel door, and silence so intense it...
