evolution
The evolution of science, science fiction, and mankind throughout the years.
What You Need to Know About the Peloponnesian War
When reminiscing upon the history of ancient civilizations, it is easy to emphasize the glorious contributions to modern day society: the art, architecture, culture, theology, philosophy, politics, and technology. Ancient Greece gave modern society democracy, algebra, theater, the Archimedes Screw, stunning sculpture, and rich mythology; yet when it comes to common knowledge, civil wars and bloody battles are often overlooked in favor of the culture’s crowning achievements. Yet, much can be learned from war, especially when it involves a divided nation.
By Jennifer Sara Widelitz5 years ago in Futurism
"Shaken by a Living Wind"
On the Manistee River banks, a Potawatomi tribal leader—Simon Pokagon —heard something strange as he prepared his fishing traps. It was a bright spring morning in 1850 Michigan and except for a distant rumble, all was tranquil around the water. But the sound grew louder by the moment until finally the 20-year-old fisherman put down his traps and stopped dead in waders. “An army of horses laden with sleigh bells was advancing through the deep forests towards me,” he wrote later about the experience.
By April Cope5 years ago in Futurism
FTS
Flashing red lights fill the metallic room. Click. “Shit! They got the newest locks.” shouted the masked figure. He began kicking the door and looking for “it”. Time was running out and he just kept kicking the shiny walls. Crash! He found the circuit board to release the locks, and knowing the Fathers were on their way, he started rewiring. Knock-Knock.
By Marissa Randall5 years ago in Futurism
When Earth was Mushrooming
Long before trees overtook the land, earth was covered by giant mushrooms 24 feet tall and three feet wide, these giant spires dotted the ancient landscape. These gigantic fungi existed here on earth approximately 420-370 million years ago. Dinosaurs, on the other hand did not arrive here until around 230.5 million years ago. In other words, the mushrooms were here up to 190 million years before the dinosaurs. Don’t try to count that on your fingers and toes unless you are a gazillopede.
By Robert Taylor5 years ago in Futurism
2037: Doomsday
Prologue The year was 2037, mass chaos spread across the world as epidemics wiped out the nations. Government’s took control by dominating the human population; natural disasters spread across the land drowning the coasts and burning what was left of the land. The death rate was 2:1, bodies dropped like flies as the world turned on all living things. Doomsday had begun.
By Kendra J. Anthony5 years ago in Futurism
Worlds colliding
Once upon a time... that is how they always start. Stories have endings and every ending is a new beginning. Adeline is a being cut out of this world. She is one of those human creatures that use to sit late at night by the window and talk to stars, and wake up early to meet the sunrise. She constantly changes her mind, as if there are 100 tabs open in her head.
By Catalina Cazacu5 years ago in Futurism
Scavengers Simplicity
Catori made her resting place away from the others in the Scavenger group, after declining the invitation to stay by the fire. She felt this small room would help hold some warmth while giving her a sense of privacy. Anxiety was constant life battle for Catori, but she had learned to cope with it. She knew that being with the others could help lessen the anxiety she was feeling, but she believed that was her burden, and she did not wish to burden to them. In her previous life when her mind and the weather became stormy, she would have curled up with a book and a cup of coffee. She would lose herself for hours in those pages while sipping the full and flavorful drink. She had always been more of an introvert and the twenty-year Ice Age had done little to coax her from that shell.
By Shay Bergunder5 years ago in Futurism
The Book of Possibility
There was once a man who journeyed throughout the world in search of a little black notebook. It was said to contain wisdom beyond man’s wildest dreams. This man’s name was Neon. He was a physicist who spent most of his days in a laboratory or out in nature, trying to figure out the secrets of the universe. As he was growing up, he had heard stories of a mysterious little notebook. The tales he had heard said that this notebook had no author. No one knew the true origins of the book. Some speculated that it may have entered into our dimension through a stargate.
By Tjader Carter5 years ago in Futurism
