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...
Why do solar panels look so different these days? And why have we started installing them on top of mountains, using them to pave our roads, and putting them in the...
Did you know that Mars has polar ice caps just like we do here on Earth? With the right technology, they might be our water source should we ever move to the red planet...
40 km (25 mi) off the coast of Brazil lies an island so dangerous it’s illegal to visit. But rules don’t apply to you. You’re a thrill-seeking...
Is alien life really out there? Humanity has wondered about it for decades, and according to scientists, this might finally be a reality. Astronomers have discovered...
Contrary to what some people think, the Earth isn’t the center of the Universe. But what if it was? What if those medieval astronomers were right, and everything...
A team of Russian scientists is working hard to resurrect this quintessential Ice Age behemoth. But what if they never disappeared in the first place, and still roamed...
When you hear the word psychopath, what comes to mind? Serial killers? Members of the mafia? Hardened criminals? What if I told you psychopaths are also surgeons...
It’s been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar partner. But then, we understood something...
How cool would it be to see a real life T-Rex? If only that one fatal asteroid never hit Earth.
We all know how it goes. One day we’re born, one day we die. Everything that happens in between we know and understand, but everything that happened before and will...
When I say jump, you say how high. Let’s put this to the ultimate test by hopping around the Solar System. Literally. What differences in gravity would you experience...
They can endure the cold reaches of space. Go without food or water for up to 30 years. And are nearly indestructible. But they’re, like, really tiny. So, there’s not a...
Are you tired of cramped city-living? Then anti-gravity might be for you! Do you want to soar effortlessly over traffic jams, while the drivers below you lose their...
Do you ever question the nature of your reality? Are you real? Or are you a product of some complex computer simulation? What I’m about to tell you might change...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The Earth sits comfortably in its orbit tilted on its axis at 23 degrees. Knock the planet over – and it...
Body-crushing pressure. Toxic atmospheres. Unbearable temperatures. That’s what would be in store if you visited other planets in our Solar System. But what other...
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...
As our biggest planet, Jupiter’s immense presence helps to hold our solar system together. Its massive size and gravitational pull give it a dense atmosphere, a...
Sharks are the oceans’ primary predators. Eating every fish in their path. But what if you ended up in a pool full of them, and you were the prey? What would...
