On May 29, the village of Blatten in Switzerland disappeared under an avalanche of ice and rock when a glacier above it collapsed. Within just two minutes, 9 million tons of debris came tumbling down the mountainside, burying an ancient Alpine settlement. The impact was so powerful it registered as a 3.1-magnitude earthquake, making this one of the nation’s biggest landslides. When Swiss...

Astronomers discovered a 60-meter asteroid on December 27th that could hit Earth in 2032. This asteroid, 2024 YR4, could potentially kill millions if it struck a city, immediately triggering a coordinated global response. Within hours, telescopes worldwide began tracking its path while space agencies started planning response missions. Scientists have eight years to act if the asteroid stays on...

Valentyn Frechka’s journey began with a simple question: What if turning leaves into paper could become a reality? His curiosity led to a project that has captured the attention of inventors and environmentalists alike. Making paper from leaves might sound like a small idea, but it’s a powerful step toward a greener future. Fallen leaves...

Utilizing new techniques and advances in technology, scientists have world out that the universe is 13.7 billion years old. That is truly an inconceivably long amount of time. Many people assume that it will simply go on forever. However, while we aren’t in any immediate threat, researchers believe the universe will end much sooner than...

Astronomers recently detected a strange, near-perfectly circular object deep within our galaxy. Called Teleios, the name comes from the Greek word for “perfection,” and it’s turning heads in the astronomy world. This object appears to be a supernova remnant, yet it defies expectations with its nearly flawless shape. Most remnants left by star explosions are...

Scientists have identified the USA’s three most lethal tsunami risk zones, and millions of people live directly in the path of destruction. The Pacific Northwest, East Coast, and Gulf Coast face different levels of catastrophic dangers from these towering ocean waves. These aren’t distant threats and are ticking time bombs triggered by earthquakes, underwater landslides, and rising seas. What Turns Normal...

Editor’s Note (June 2, 2025):This article was originally published prior to the recent solar storm event. We’ve added new information below detailing the June 1–3 geomagnetic storm, including real-time impacts and updated NOAA warnings. Solar storms are powerful bursts of energy from the sun that can affect our life on Earth. In May 2025, the...

The word “crime” comes with many severe connotations. It draws up images of burglars, drug dealers, embezzlers, carjacking thieves, scam artists, stalkers, and serial killers. But many crimes are much less dramatic and much more common, like underage drinking and distracted driving. Although these are laws people often break, it’s not surprising to receive a...

A jury has found two men guilty of cutting down England’s most beloved tree. Prosecutors called their actions “a deliberate and mindless act of destruction.” Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, received guilty verdicts on May 9, 2025, after they destroyed the famous Sycamore Gap tree. The 150-year-old tree stood beside Hadrian’s Wall before vandals destroyed it in...

Experts once believed the Wollemi pine tree went extinct. But in the 1990s, it was rediscovered in Australia. Also called the dinosaur tree, the Wollemi pine is one of the oldest tree species in the world. However, it’s under threat of real extinction from climate change and wildfires. To guarantee their survival, conservationists bred genetically...

For decades, global campaigns have urged everyday people to do their part in slowing climate change. We’ve been told to drive electric cars, take shorter showers, recycle more, and eat less meat. While these actions help, a new and widely discussed study published in Nature Climate Change challenges this narrative. It suggests that individual lifestyle...

Imagine waking up to find a massive lake where your farm used to be. That’s exactly what happened to farmers in California’s San Joaquin Valley in 2023 when Tulare Lake suddenly came back to life. After disappearing in the 1890s, this “ghost lake” returned with a splash, swallowing up farmland and surprising everyone. Known as “Pa’ashi” (meaning “big water”)...