Jacuzzi of Despair is an underwater lake that kills almost anything that enters it
There’s an underwater lake that kills almost anything that enters it. The lake is located in the Gulf of Mexico and is called the Jacuzzi …
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This unexpected little ant has the most painful sting in the world
The Amazon’s bullet ant may be tiny, but this little insect has the most painful sting in the world. At just 1.2 inches long, the …
MIT scientists think they’ve discovered how to fully reverse climate change
Scientists at MIT think they may have finally found a way to reverse climate change. Or, at the least, help ease it some. The idea …
Scientists found a massive new hole in the ozone layer that could affect 50% of the population
Scientists have discovered a massive new hole in the ozone layer. They say the hole wasn’t expected to exist. However, they discovered that it covers …
Scientific breakthrough lets plants grow in darkness with no sunlight
Scientists have managed to make plants grow without sunlight. The process uses an artificial method of photosynthesis to let the plants grow in complete darkness. …
A huge solar eruption could be hurtling towards the Earth
For the past few weeks, astronomers have been watching Sunspot AR3038. The sunspot was facing Earth and astronomers expected it to die off. However, it …
Incredible up-close footage shows a thunderstorm like you’ve never seen before
Andrew McCarthy, a known astrophotographer, has captured video of a thunderstorm, unlike anything you’ve likely ever seen. He shared the video on his Instagram and …
A comet twice as big as Mount Everest is headed past Earth soon
A massive comet is heading towards Earth and the inner solar system. Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) doesn’t pose a threat to Earth itself, but the …
Scientists discovered a hidden world ecosystem under Antarctica
Antarctica is often considered the coldest, driest, and iciest place on Earth. Yet somehow life continues to find a way. While global temperature changes may …
Millions of tons of a strange new chemical were discovered in Earth’s atmosphere
Scientists have discovered that an ultra-reactive chemical in Earth’s atmosphere lasts much longer than we previously believed. In fact, they believe that millions of tons …
Terrifying Lake Powell rockslide sends boaters fleeing, and it was captured on video
Tourists out on a boat caught a terrifying rockslide in Lake Powell on video. In the video, rock on the side of the reservoir comes …
This is the world’s largest plant and you won’t believe how massive it is
Scientists say they’ve found the world’s largest plant. The discovery was made off the coast of Western Australia and the plant in question is a …
Massive ‘mouth to hell’ crater in Russia swallows everything around as it grows
A massive crater known as the “mouth to hell” began opening in the 1960s. Now, over 60 years later, the crater continues to grow, swallowing …
An underwater volcano caused 85,000 earthquakes in Antarctica
A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica may have erupted, triggering 85,000 earthquakes in the area. Research stations reported the swarm of earthquakes as early as …
Scientists just issued a chilling warning about climate change
An ocean mass extinction event may not be that far off. Researchers published a new study in the journal Science this month. Scientists say that …
Scientists found evidence of an earthquake so big, it drove humans away for 1,000 years
A group of archaeologists has found evidence of the largest megaquake in human history. A new study featured in Science Advances says that the newly …
New discovery of 4.2 billion-year-old fossil may reveal Earth’s oldest life
Scientists may have found proof of the oldest life on Earth. According to the new evidence, life on Earth may have begun as early as …
Researchers solved the mystery of super-fast ‘electron rain’ that pours down on Earth
Scientists at UCLA have uncovered a new source of super-fast electrons that rain down on the Earth. When interacting with the Earth’s atmosphere, these electrons …
NASA’s new climate change GIF made the internet go crazy
NASA has released an updated visual showcasing the temperature changes from 1880 to 2021. The climate change GIF took off on Reddit, garnering over 48,000 …
An asteroid was discovered just 2 hours before impacting Earth
An asteroid hit the Earth at 21:22 UTC (5:22 EST) on March 11, 2022. The asteroid was discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky just two …
A mysterious new substance may have been found in the Earth’s core
There’s a lot that we don’t know about the Earth, like how was life on Earth created? But we also don’t know a lot about …
Astronomers discovered something fascinating about this glowing asteroid
Astronomers believe that a near-Earth glowing asteroid may actually be an ancient chunk of the Moon. The asteroid, which is known as Kamo’oalewa, can be …
Humans suck even worse than we thought, study finds
If you’re a human — and if you’re not, how are you reading this? — you’ve probably come to terms with the fact that you’re …
We’re ruining Earth’s oceans one piece of plastic at a time
Humans have irreversibly altered Earth in many ways, but one of our longest-lasting legacies will always be our invention of plastics. Plastics are cheap, durable, …
Study warns that we might mess up when searching for life in space
In the world of astronomy, there would be no bigger accomplishment than finding life on a planet outside of Earth. We know there’s no intelligent …
‘Mario Kart’ might teach us how to solve poverty
Looking for solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems like poverty, environmental sustainability, and agricultural struggles in developing regions can be absolutely mind-bending. There …
This newly-discovered exoplanet could reveal secrets of alien worlds
Finding planets outside of our solar system is an area of research that has exploded in recent years. As new, more powerful observational equipment allows …
The Earth’s deepest secret was just revealed by scientists
The research into what lies deep, deep beneath our feet has yielded precious few details over the past few decades. We all grew up learning …
There might be a whole bunch of Earths in our galaxy
Scientists believe there are some very basic things that are required for a planet to support life, including water and an atmosphere. We’ve yet to …
New research suggests a polar flip could be catastrophic
Earth’s magnetic poles are constantly on the move, but they haven’t drifted far enough to actually flip in the modern age. Researchers know that Earth’s …
