Imagine if the ground beneath your feet could provide nearly limitless energy. Instead of depending on coal, oil, and natural gas, countries could drill deep into...
As the CEO and founder of Amazon, the multibillion dollar online shopping company, Jeff Bezos is the richest person on the planet. With a current net worth of $193.7...
A black hole is on a collision course with our Sun. And there’s nothing left for you to do except sit back and watch the destruction of our entire Solar System. How...
The peaceful sound of water flowing through a frozen landscape may seem harmless. But in the Arctic, that sound can represent something much more serious. It is a sign...
Nobody knows the exact day it will happen. It could be tomorrow, or decades from now. But one thing is certain. The San Andreas Fault is constantly building pressure...
Could we all just be a part of our planet’s life-support system? Even from space, you can see that the planet Earth is full of life. When you take a closer look...
What if Earth’s orbit ventured as far from the Sun as Pluto, and got as close to it as Venus? Would the Sun burn the planet to a crisp at the closest...
Mars is usually a safe 225 million kilometers away from Earth, but what if the red planet went off course and headed straight toward us? This nightmare scenario would...
An asteroid races towards Earth. In 6 months, the world as we know it will be obliterated. What do you do? Is there time to evacuate? What would it take? And where would...
In the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator, there’s a growing, “floating island” of trash that’s twice the size of Texas, and three times the...
We can build really big things in space. Okay, not that big – yet. But we’ve packed the Earth’s lower orbit with about 5,000 satellites – some...
It’s been 100 Earth years since you settled on Mars. You’ve been through pain, loneliness and a lot of hard work. And now Mars is the new promised land everyone...
Right now, the worst a hacker can take from you is a password, a bank balance, maybe some embarrassing photos. Annoying. Recoverable. Now imagine the same people...
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A Black Hole May Be Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System, and Nothing That Falls In Comes Back
Something out past Neptune is bending the orbits of everything around it. Astronomers can see the effect clearly enough. What they cannot see is the cause, and one of...
It’s been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar partner. But then, we understood something...
At first glance, a sloth hardly looks like an animal you should be afraid of. It moves slowly, spends most of its life hanging from tree branches, and often appears to...
A volcano starts rumbling, and suddenly erupts. But instead of seeing lava trickling down, you see a massive cloud of ash quickly coming towards you. This isn’t...
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, a massive gas giant so enormous that its gravitational influence reaches far beyond its distant orbit. Although it...
It’s the end of the world as you know it. Every human on Earth suddenly went extinct. And it’s time for nature to make its ultimate comeback. What would happen to...
How about we rip the United States and Mexico apart from each other, geographically speaking? It would open up new trade routes that would make a ton of money for both...
