In 2020, when Kim Jong-Un disappeared for three weeks, the world went into full speculation mode. Was he ill? Dead? On a secret mission to binge-watch K-dramas? South...
Jupiter is old. Like 4.5 billion years old. It started as a swirling disk of gas and dust that formed into a pretty big planetary core. With time, Jupiter’s core...
Insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystems and supporting life on Earth. While some insects damage crops, cause irritation, or transmit diseases, the vast...
What if we took everything that sustains life on this planet, and shrunk it down to one small bubble? Earth’s biosphere stretches about 20 km (12 mi). From the...
Could humans suddenly growing to the size of dinosaurs be as catastrophic as the asteroid that wiped out the prehistoric giants? Would it even be a world ending event...
Coastal cities across the globe are planning how they will keep the sea away as it rises. One solution? Just move the city. How much would it cost? How do you lift a...
It may sound like science fiction, but imagining a battle between a gas giant and a black hole helps us understand just how fragile our Solar System really is. Such a...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Stars with a much larger mass than our Sun burn out after just a few million years; in a gigantic explosion known as...
Would you take your next vacation to this slimy beach? Well, what if most of our beaches were starting to look like this, because our oceans were quickly being taken...
Right now, only 15% of life on Earth lives in Oceans. Today, we’re gonna crank that up a notch. You, as well as all life on Earth, are moving underwater. Would we have...
On our hypothetical journey, we’ve already tested out living on a flat Earth, a cubical Earth, even a hollow Earth. What do you say we try to survive on an Earth...
What if everyone on the planet coordinated to perform the biggest “flush mob” in history? Pushing all the wastewater in the world down the drain, all at once...
What if instead of shining brightly for another 5 billion years, the only star in our Solar System turned into a dark and cold remnant? A black dwarf. How long...
What if I told you we discovered an alien species with an adaptable body? Advanced intelligence? And astounding camouflage skills? Enter the octopus. Wait. What did you...
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...
The jury found you guilty. The judge sentenced you to one of the most dangerous prisons on Earth. And if you’re not careful, you could spend the rest of your life...
A huge gas giant suddenly appears in the sky. You look up in wonder. It’s beautiful. The second Saturn replaces our Moon in its orbit, Earth would just as suddenly...
Hundreds of meters underground. Large enough to house tens to hundreds of thousands of people. And walls strong enough to withstand the force of a nuclear blast. These...
Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with its 12 m (40 ft) wingspan. When it landed on...
627 million km (390 million mi) from Earth, underneath the cold seas of Europa, a horrifying, and vastly intelligent creature lurks. Can our human minds even comprehend...
