There have been 108 billion Homo sapiens born on Earth. But you are the very last one. With no other babies being born after you, you would be the end of the human race...
The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event that could swallow up the arctic...
In 1974, 18 year old Karen Sparks was a student at the University of Washington. Before the attack, she remembered seeing an older man staring at her in a laundromat...
Since its discovery in 1610 by Galileo, the rings of Saturn have enchanted us for centuries. Remarkably, we’ve visited Saturn before. Stunning photographs taken...
You’re 100 m (330 ft) up in the air, moving at 130 km/h (81 mph). Your heart is pounding as you scream your lungs out. Suddenly, a sharp hit to your chest. The...
Jetpacks have come a long way from the clunky machines once seen in science fiction. One day, they might even become practical enough for short trips. But imagine taking...
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Ready to Deploy and Capable of Devastation: These Are the Deadliest Weapons in the World
Today, we’re going to explore the five deadliest weapons that are ready to be deployed right now. And, if you thought the deadliest belonged to the U.S. Army...
Across parts of the United States, deer are being found acting in ways that seem almost impossible to explain. Some stumble through forests, lose their balance, drool...
Get ready for some serious burns and the instantaneous death of organisms. Let’s turn up the heat and bring the entire planet to a boil for five whole seconds. How would...
Imagine waking up one morning to find our Sun replaced by a cosmic powerhouse far stranger than anything we have seen. From giants that could swallow planets whole to...
It looks more like a harmless sea creature than a deadly predator. Hidden among rocks, shells, and coral in shallow water, a blue ringed octopus can be almost impossible...
Few animals can perform feats that seem to defy gravity quite like the alpine ibex. Watching one calmly walk across a nearly vertical cliff face is enough to make even...
A rogue star is headed straight for our Sun. If these two stars slam into each other, it could spell the end of all life on our planet. How could a rogue star end up in...
Humans are built for life on land, but what if evolution had taken a different path and sent us back into the ocean? To imagine this, we need to look at some of the...
Under extreme circumstances, humans can often pull together to overcome great odds. But when confined in a tight space with each other, well, we may not be at our finest...
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...
In the U.S., the CDC estimates that 128,000 people are hospitalized every year for foodborne illnesses. Eating raw meat can ease your way into that statistic. The raw...
A century of history flashes before your eyes. Not the past, but the future. And now you know how life would unfold over the next 100 years. What changes would happen to...
Your hike has taken longer than expected, and now the forest is almost completely dark. Ahead, two round eyes suddenly appear between the trees. You stop, trying to...
It’s brain vs. brawns in the ultimate dinosaur showdown. In one corner, we have the giganotosaurus and in the other, the troodon. Although they lived in two...
