Voyager 1 is on a journey that will outlast civilizations, outlive the Sun’s familiar neighborhood, and eventually drift into regions of space no human made object has...
Cats are known for being independent, mysterious, and sometimes a little strange. They can ignore their owners for hours, knock objects off tables for no reason, and act...
Imagine you’re out for a blissful swim, trying to catch a glimpse of some beautiful whales. The sun is shining, the water feels refreshing, and, uh oh, something just...
Look out. There’s an object hurtling toward Earth at the speed of light! And no, it’s not a comet or an asteroid. Yep. It’s a marshmallow. How could a marshmallow ever...
Picture this, you’re having a nice, relaxing walk on a private beach without a care in the world. All of a sudden, your foot drops into a deep and mucky puddle...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event...
In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...
Something strange is happening on the outskirts of our Solar System. It could be a large, mysterious planet. Or, it could be a black hole. How big would this black hole...
This is the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth. It stretches 11km (7 mi) down below sea level. But what if we made it even deeper? Get a giant drill because...
For thousands of years, humanity has looked up at the stars asking the same question. Are we alone? Then one day, it finally happens. Scientists announce they have found...
Spanning more than 66 million years, the Cenozoic Era shaped the world we live in today. From the rise of mammals to the emergence of modern humans, this era tells a...
For more than 200 years, one of the world’s most famous maps showed something that was completely wrong. It placed California not as part of the North American...
A nearby volcano is showing signs of an imminent eruption. Seismic activity is increasing, magma is rising, and the pressure beneath the surface is building. In a...
What if all the Earth’s land became ocean, and all the oceans became land? And what if our mountains turned into deep trenches, while the trenches grew to the...
What if the Moon suddenly began getting closer to Earth? To the point where it was on a collision course with our planet? Would the Earth survive the crash?
What if one side of the Earth always faced the Sun, while the other side was forever shrouded in darkness? Just how hot would it be on the bright side? And how cold...
Imagine looking up at the night sky and knowing that the bright object above your head is doing more than reflecting sunlight. Instead, it is generating electricity. A...
From the gradual heating of our Sun to the slow death of the cosmos, the future of Earth and the Universe is a story of breathtaking transformations, cosmic collisions...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] There are sunsets on other planets even more spectacular than the ones on Earth. What if we could see not just one...
Interstellar objects occasionally enter our Solar System, providing insight into the composition and dynamics of distant regions of the galaxy. Among these objects, the...
