Disneyland is famous for turning imagination into entertainment. Guests arrive expecting thrilling rides, colorful shows, and attractions designed to make them forget...
What makes the perfect human? Immaculate features? Indomitable Intelligence? Incomparable wit? Or irresistible charm? What if you could modify your genes? What if...
Say one day you were exploring space looking for a new planet for humans to inhabit, but came across a black hole and decided – why not check it out? Would you...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Since its formation, the Earth has been revolving west to east on its axis. If one day our planet started rotating in...
Imagine that the Sun is on the verge of exploding. Or that a planet-killing asteroid is headed our way. Or maybe you just want to take the entire planet on a joy ride...
Everest is 8.8 km tall and thousands of people have stood on top of it. Olympus Mons is 25 km tall, and nobody has been anywhere near it. Its base covers roughly the...
The world gets 80% of its energy from fossil fuels. But based on our current levels of consumption, we could run out of oil and gas in the next 50 years. And in 100...
If you ever find yourself deep in a rainforest and hear something heavy moving through the trees, you might want to stop and listen carefully. Because what is...
This is our Universe, an ever-expanding network of stars and galaxies. And this is your brain. Don’t they look eerily similar to one another? Why are they so alike...
One of the greatest scientific discoveries in history may be hidden beneath nearly 13,000 feet of Antarctic ice. Deep below the frozen surface lies Lake Vostok, a...
Volcanic eruptions can be devastating. So what if we took extreme actions to prevent them? How could we drill into a volcano? What would be the benefits of doing this...
A blazing ball of fire lies deep underground. It’s Earth’s core. This colossal sphere of molten iron far beneath your feet is what made your life on Earth...
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...
10. Upload The age-old question of “what happens after we die” is at the heart of Amazon’s “Upload,” a show about a man who dies and his consciousness is resurrected in...
Ah. The Sun. So bright. So hot. Time to jump into your super heat-resistant spaceship and get so close you could touch it. If you dare. How would you get to the Sun’s...
On February 24th, 2010, SeaWorld Orlando hosted another “Dine with Shamu” performance, where guests ate lunch while watching trainers interact closely with orcas. Among...
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...
Every time you watch a thunderstorm outside your window, you’re witnessing the energy of an atomic bomb. Now imagine harvesting that raw energy and using it to...
Are you one of those people who hate these little crawling things? Or maybe these ones with stingers creep you out more?
It’s the terrorizing stuff of an anxiety-riddled movie plot. A house break-in can be very traumatic, and leave you feeling vulnerable. It can even threaten your...
