Imagine the worst headache you’ve ever had. But here’s the thing. It’s not a migraine, an allergy, or even a concussion. It’s something far nastier. A cockroach has...
An unexpected guest has made its way into our Solar System. It’s an interstellar object, an ISO. And it’s tumbling through space in a way that can’t be explained by...
Rise and shine! You’ve been asleep for 1,000 years! And the view outside is not how you remembered it. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, declining air...
It’s everyone’s favorite fruit. It’s everyone’s favorite sport. It’s a watermelon seed spitting contest. Not only is it the most...
In 2009, this disease infected millions of people, now it could be back. This is the Swine Flu. Although we managed to largely avoid it over 10 years ago, there’s...
Black holes are one of the most devastating objects in space, sucking up everything around them. But there’s another space phenomenon that’s just as...
Have you ever heard of Medusa? The snake-haired greek monster who turns people to stone with a single glance? Well, she might just be a myth, but there is an area so...
It’s about to get Old Testament here. What if the creepiest, crawliest, most catastrophic member of the Plagues of Egypt made an unexpected housecall? And decided your...
What’s shiny, liquid, conducts electricity and is also the surname of a legendary rock star? You guessed it, mercury. This naturally occurring element has a lot of...
According to science fiction, a bigger brain means superhuman intelligence. It means that you could solve some of the world’s most complex problems in a matter of...
If you could, would you live on the Moon? Not as one of the courageous early settlers, but as a citizen of a fully-functioning Moon city. What would they be built out of...
Thousands of satellites and pieces of debris currently orbit our Earth. They provide us with television, internet, and communications. But what if all these satellites...
