Lemmings are small, thickset vole-like animals that live in the Arctic tundra. They live in a harsh environment, are super-cute, kinda mean, and totally misunderstood.

You know you’ve wondered. Do fish actually pee? And what does that make the ocean… one big toilet?

Plot often trumps reality when portraying space in movies and, as a result, many films are full of inaccuracies. So how much fiction is actually written into some of our favorite movies? Movies mentioned (and potentially spoiled) in this...

We will look at the concept of supply chain attacks, delving into their methods of compromise and potential consequences, preventive measures to enhance cybersecurity and safeguard against such attacks.

The largest wind farm in the world is being constructed in China's Gansu Province, and is one of six mega-farms going up across the country.

Pope Francis -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936 and is the eldest of five children.

The life and career of Bernie Sanders, the independent US Senator from Vermont who is running for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nomination against Hillary Clinton.

Explaining what the historic Paris Climate Change deal does and what it means for the world.

The leadership of Nicolás Maduro has brought Venezuela to the verge of revolution as its mismanaged economy collapses.

Dictators are overthrown in part 6 of our epic journey through the revolutions that set the power dynamics of our modern civilization.

Ten infrastructure mega-projects America needs President Donald Trump and congress to fund and build in the near future.

The Zika virus is spreading through the Americas and is suspected to be causing babies to be born with tiny heads (and less developed brains).

China is building the world's largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International Aiport, to serve the Jing-Jin-Ji megalopolis.

A flyover simulation of what the world's major cities will look like after the climate warms two to four degrees and the oceans rise dozens of feet/meters.

An examination of President Barack Obama's achievements over his two terms in office.

China is building the world’s longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea--at 76 miles long it will pass through two deadly earthquake fault zones, will be longer than the current first and second-ranked underwater tunnels combined...

From land to sea to space, scientists are using incredible tools to make new discoveries. These are the ten largest instruments in use around the world.

The story of the GOP, from Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump.

China's high speed rail network is already larger than all other countries' combined--and it's only half complete.

By 2050, the number of Muslims around the world will nearly equal the number of Christians, as Islam will grow faster than any other major world religion.

A look at the future of the United States using demographic data projections. Two big transformations are happening in the US: the population is becoming non-white, and it’s aging in record numbers.

The ten longest railway tunnels in the world, inspired by Switzerland's recently completed tunnel which set a new record.

A data-driven look at how scientists view some of the most important issues facing humanity compared to the general U.S. public, according to surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.

Japan's last shogun is ousted in a coup and a young emperor seizes power to become the supreme executive authority. Part 3 of our 2,600 year timeline of history's greatest revolutions.