It looks like an ordinary fuzzy caterpillar resting on the trunk of a tree. But don’t let its harmless appearance fool you. This tiny insect is one of the most...
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? How long would it take? Years...
Today, we’re going to explore the five deadliest weapons that are ready to be deployed right now. And, if you thought the deadliest belonged to the U.S. Army...
Something strange is happening beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and scientists are paying close attention. The Gulf Stream, one of the most important ocean...
“Who’s a good girl? You are! Yes, you are!” If you have ever talked to your dog using a high pitched, baby like voice, you are not alone. Millions of dog owners...
You would live in giant glass domes, and grow small portions of food inside. And if you happen to go outside, it would be in your big clunky spacesuit, and you...
When people think about continents, they usually imagine something permanent and unchanging. Borders shift, countries rise and fall, but the land itself feels solid. Yet...
I hope you’ve packed some ice skates for your next trip out to sea because the oceans have completely frozen over. What conditions could cause this massive oceanic...
At first, it doesn’t look dangerous. Maybe it’s a self help seminar. A spiritual community. A group that promises happiness, purpose, and a place to belong...
Fake news may seem like a modern problem created by the internet and social media, but historians have traced its origins back more than a century. Long before online...
Some say life is a roller coaster. What if it was more like this? We don't notice the earth spinning now, so what would life be like if it spun a little faster? Would we...
To infinity, and beyond.
Earthquakes happen more often than many people realize. Smaller quakes of magnitude two or lower occur hundreds of times each day around the world. Stronger earthquakes...
Skyscrapers that once pierced the night sky now stand as monoliths of darkness. Streets that buzzed with life are frozen in eerie silence. Cars stall in mid-traffic...
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...
Billions of years in the future, the Sun will begin to die. And this is what our planet would look like. But what if we turn things up a notch or two right now...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Your alarm clock rings. Do you jump out of bed? Or hit the snooze button? Do you take cream? Sugar? Or both? We make...
Imagine the possibilities that would come with living forever! You could spend more time with loved ones, master a variety of careers, and travel the entire world! If...
Jupiter is home to some big storms. Like the massive Great Red Spot, which has been swirling on the gas giant for centuries. Why don’t we bring it to Earth and see what...
In the fall of 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, was thrown into chaos by an event so extreme it stunned the entire United States. What began as an ordinary...
