Do you get a little nervous before a flight? If you do, you’re not alone. Between 33% and 40% of people feel some form of anxiety when they board a plane. While a giant...
The Moon has been Earth’s constant companion for billions of years, shaping tides, lighting the night, and inspiring countless stories. But what if our Moon had a...
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid as big as Mount Everest was headed on a deadly collision course with Earth. The impact was so devastating that it wiped out the...
If you’ve ever given your cat a toy filled with catnip, you’ve probably seen the transformation happen within seconds. One moment they’re calm and...
1. The Great Red Spot Isn’t Alone Everyone has heard of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm so enormous it could swallow Earth whole. It has raged for centuries, fueled by...
For decades, Danny Masterson was known around the world for his role as Steven Hyde on That ’70s Show. But in 2020, the actor was charged with sexually assaulting...
At the circus in Madrid, Spain, things seemed to be proceeding as scheduled for 35-year-old animal trainer Denny Gottani. Since he had years of experience in working...
If the Earth had an edge, I hope it would look like this. The edge of a flat Earth. I know, I know, we’ve talked about it before. But there’s something...
The morning of her 22nd birthday, all Jacqueline Durand expected to do was drop in at a friend’s home to take care of two dogs. But that was to change, as she...
It’s one of the most dangerous and mysterious places on Earth. It’s home to dozens of sunken ships, plane crashes, and dead people. It’s known as the...
What would happen if the United States and China went to war? On one side, the U.S. stands as the most technologically advanced military force in the world, with...
Every time you watch a thunderstorm outside your window, you’re witnessing the energy of an atomic bomb. Now imagine harvesting that raw energy and using it to...
On Earth, rain is water. That is the only version any of us has ever known. Somewhere out there, rain is liquid iron falling through a 2,200 degree sky. Somewhere else...
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...
It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you are not in the crowd. You are in the arena...
This might look like a larger, cuddly version of your domesticated house cat. But it’s a large, fierce predator that can severely injure you. Bobcats are sometimes...
For decades, the United States, Russia, and China have competed for influence around the world. They have fought through economic pressure, cyberattacks, intelligence...
It might sound like a scene from a science fiction movie, but the threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is more realistic than you might expect. One asteroid in...
Saturn does not enter this fight alone. Hidden within its rings sit at least 150 moons and moonlets, an entire arsenal of ice and rock orbiting alongside it. None of...
Imagine a world where we didn’t need any lights, where we could detect diseases just by looking at someone, and literally see right through people’s...
