Sharks are popular animals. Which other creatures are featured for a week annually on the Discovery Channel? They are utterly fascinating to many people, whether they admire them or live in terror of them, or both. Shark tourism is a global industry as people hope to view these vertebrates in aquariums or from boats. Or...

Well, this is awkward. The United States just scored its lowest spot ever on the World Happiness Report—24th place. That’s right. The land of the free, drive-thrus, and endless coffee options is slipping behind countries where people actually take lunch breaks and trust their neighbors. The 2025 report doesn’t just measure wealth or vacation photos—it...

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday morning, March 28, 2025 sending violent tremors across Southeast Asia and causing a 30-story high-rise under construction in Bangkok to collapse. The tragedy left at least nine people dead and over 40 injured, triggering a swift declaration of a state of emergency in Thailand’s capital. The...

The United Nations estimates that the current world population is 8.2 billion and projects that it will peak at roughly 10.3 billion people by the mid-2080s. These figures are a rough estimate and may not accurately reflect the true number of people on Earth. A controversial new study suggests this figure could be wildly incorrect,...

Recent severe weather events have left Americans shocked and grieving. In the past few days, a massive storm system has battered eight states with tornados, wildfires, dust storms, and even devastating loss of life. This catastrophic outbreak has claimed 42 lives and disrupted the routines of millions, leaving communities reeling from loss and devastation. The...

On March 29, 2025, the Moon will glide across the Sun’s face for a couple of hours, giving much of North and Central America a front-row seat. A partial eclipse will take place, and because the Sun is especially active right now, there’s a good chance we’ll spot sunspots—those dark, magnetic blemishes on the solar...

The dark stuff found on fresh mushrooms isn’t just dirt. This black mud on mushrooms is peat, a rare resource. It takes thousands of years to form in wetlands. This simple-looking growing medium harms our planet. Most shoppers don’t think about this when buying groceries. It’s easy to miss, but that small bit of black...

In the frozen region of Antarctica, a simple yet daring experiment revealed an incredible hidden world beneath the ice. Austin Carter, a researcher with the Center for Old Ice Exploration (COLDEX), lowered an action camera into a borehole 93 meters deep. What it captured stunned both scientists and the public, offering a rare glimpse into...

Space is full of surprises, and sometimes, Mother Nature decides to show off in ways we never expect. NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore got a front-row seat to one of the most dazzling light shows Earth has to offer—a rare “Blue Jet-Sprite” stretching miles into space. Snapping a breathtaking image from the International Space Station (ISS),...

After 434 days in orbit, a highly classified spacecraft has returned to Earth. The X-37B, an unmanned spaceplane operated by the U.S. Space Force, touched down at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. But don’t expect a flashy press conference or a victory parade—this top-secret spacecraft thrives on mystery. Officials have only shared bits and...

SpaceX is gearing up for one of its boldest moves yet: launching Starship to Mars as early as next year. Elon Musk, never one to shy away from ambitious deadlines, recently confirmed the plan, sparking excitement across the space community. If all goes well, this Mars mission could be the first major step toward human...

Earth’s climate has never been a static, predictable force. It swings between warm and cold periods, much like a pendulum—only on a scale of thousands of years. Right now, scientists say we’re tilting toward the next ice age, slowly but surely. But here’s the twist: humans might be throwing a wrench in nature’s well-oiled machine....