Imagine an enormous football stranded in the Solar System. I mean, the Earth shaped like one. What could cause our planet to change its shape so drastically? And what...
Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This...
Herbs. Honey. Moldy Bread. Animal Feces. In ancient times, these were the go-to remedies for disease and infection. We’ve come a long way since then. Or have we...
The world you know today would probably feel ancient to someone living 50 years from now. Think about how much life has changed over the past few decades. Smartphones...
What if you found out that you had a long-lost relative? And what if that long-lost relative was from a different planet in our galaxy? And what if this faraway planet...
You start your day hearing wild news. Jupiter has just swallowed Saturn. And it doesn’t stop there. Jupiter is on its way to swallow every planet in the Solar...
This is no Simba. Unlike the song, this lion is not sleeping tonight. Instinct kicks in, and you begin to run, but even the fastest human on Earth, Usain Bolt, with his...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The world is heating up! But you’ve known that for a while. How long before it’s too late? Its estimated...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] If you were exposed to the harsh depths of space, you’d lose consciousness in 15 seconds, and be dead within 30...
You’re halfway through your flight when you start feeling nauseous. You don’t usually get airsick. But today you’re feeling terrible. What...
Could there be an even better planet for us than Earth? Scientists are searching for a superhabitable world that wouldn’t just rival Earth, but be a place where life...
You and your family wake up to an emergency broadcast: “The United States is now in a state of emergency. Riots erupt, statues are torn down, and the government...
Imagine looking up at the night sky and learning that a black hole is racing toward Earth at nearly the speed of light. Not a giant one that swallows galaxies, but a...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore one of Jupiter’s moons without ever leaving Earth? Or what would happen to your body under a monstrous...
Deep in the western Pacific Ocean lies one of the most extreme environments on Earth. The Mariana Trench is not a place designed for human exploration in any comfortable...
What if I told you that every time you’re asleep in your bed at night, your private thoughts might be compromised? What if, when you’re dreaming about all your hopes...
Do you long for an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Something less clumsy and random. As you hone your sensitivity to the Force, you may wonder. What if...
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...
For decades, space tourism has existed only in science fiction. Hotels orbiting Earth, tourists waking up to views of the planet below, and vacations beyond the...
What if the solution to rising temperatures was not found on Earth, but in the sky above us? As global temperatures continue to increase, scientists are exploring...
