These balls represent one of the strangest phenomena currently taking place in our Universe. Each ball symbolizes one of 100,000 galaxies , including our own that are...
Imagine a white picket fence around a white house, with a white driveway and a white car. And it’s not just your house that’s white. It’s also the road...
Black holes are dense and scary. They suck up everything in their way. Their gravity is so strong it bends light and warps time. But what if I told you we might have...
Has the weather ever ruined your plans? What if I told you I had an idea to stop hurricanes from wrecking your day? And that it involves liquid nitrogen. How exactly...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Thomas Edison is one of the most famous inventors in history. He had over 1,000 patents and countless inventions...
Life on Earth is far more resilient than it first appears. From scorching deserts to freezing oceans, and even places touched by radiation or near total isolation...
You’ve probably heard of wormholes from Thor, Interstellar, Star Trek, or if you’re really old school, Albert Einstein. In 1935, Albert Einstein and...
Earth never stops moving. Right now, as you read this, the planet beneath your feet is spinning at incredible speed. At the equator, you are traveling through space at...
Liquid nitrogen is a cryogenic liquid. They’re liquefied gases that can only stay liquid at extremely low temperatures. For example, liquid nitrogen boils at...
You are the result of a chain of events that began billions of years ago. Earth has liquid water, a protective atmosphere, a magnetic field, a stable orbit, and the...
Car crashes are a common occurrence. Over 1.35 million people worldwide die in car accidents every year, and crashes are the 8th leading cause of death around the world...
You are walking through tall grass as daylight begins to disappear. While searching for a piece of wood, you notice something lying across the ground and reach toward it...
Are you looking for a change of scenery? Are you tired of boring old Earth? How would you like a new home away from home? Really far away from home. Like outside our...
On a crisp April morning in 1986, the world stood in awe, terrified of the most catastrophic nuclear meltdown ever witnessed. And this power plant, located in Ukraine...
Nature has spent millions of years solving problems that humans are only beginning to understand. Some animals have evolved remarkable abilities to heal wounds, resist...
Asteroids are rocky leftovers from the early formation of our planetary neighborhood. And of the over one million that we know of, most orbit the Sun in the asteroid...
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? Ocean water makes up 70% of the...
A Single U.S. Decision Could Start World War III, and the First Strike Could Come Without Warning
The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...
A tiny domino may look harmless, but it holds a surprising amount of power. A single falling piece can trigger a chain reaction capable of knocking down objects far...
The Solar System looks stable. Planets in their lanes, everything running on schedule, the same arrangement holding for billions of years. Now picture looking up one...

