Science can be beautiful, and gross, and surprising, and awe-inspiring. From stoic primates and graceful sea creatures, to cosmic cannibals and black hole jets, to bloody waterfalls and sparkling glaciers, this year was full of visual treasures in the science…
Some parasitic infections are deadly, while others are just a nuisance. But regardless of their severity, they always gross us out. A parasite is essentially any organism that lives off another, getting its nutrients from its “host.” Here are the…
We live on a strange planet. In a solar system of fiery, poisonous hellscapes, icy slush balls and ballooning orbs of gas, Earth is the only planet teeming with sentient, oxygen-breathing life-forms. It is also the only world in the…
BABA VANGA is hailed by many as the most prominent mystic and prophet of the 20th century – but what did the blind Bulgarian predict will happen in 2020? Here are some of Baba Vanga’s most terrifying prophecies alongside a…
Black holes are dark spots in the fabric of space-time, incredibly dense singularities with such strong gravity that nothing can escape their clutches. They spend their time doing one thing: gobbling up matter. Get close enough to a black hole,…
NASA captures first-ever photo of two supersonic shockwaves interacting. Two U.S. Air Force craft were traveling so fast — quicker than the speed of sound — and so close together that the shock waves emanating from the craft began to…