Family planning. It sounds sensible, but it’s extremely controversial. At least, in some countries. What if it wasn’t? What if the world recognized a...
Deep frying a turkey can often times be incredibly dangerous. So why don’t we try a different cooking method? Let’s send our turkey up into space, and have...
As much as we love to blow stuff up here on Earth, no bombs or pyrotechnics could compare to the incredible force of nature’s biggest explosion, the supernova. As...
Before we take the plunge, we could better take a look at what Lake Natron is made of. Much like the Dead Sea, this lake in Tanzania doesn’t run off into any...
If you had a device designed to freeze time for everything but you, life wouldn’t be anything like what you’d expect. You wouldn’t catch up on sleep...
Underneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheet lies one of the planet’s greatest mysteries. What would happen if every last piece of ice on the southern continent suddenly...
On our hypothetical journey, we’ve already tested out living on a flat Earth, a cubical Earth, even a hollow Earth. What do you say we try to survive on an Earth...
Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the planets fit into this Goldilocks zone? What...
For 20 years, Russian scientists and engineers drilled deeper and deeper, hoping to uncover whatever mysteries the hole may hold, earning it the ominous nickname of...
We think of space as an icy void, where temperatures drop to hundreds of degrees below zero and astronauts need layers of thermal protection just to survive. But what if...
That star at the center of our Solar System, that superhot ball of plasma that gives us heat and energy, and amazing complexions… well, it’s a ticking time...
The night is dark and stormy at the beach. A crowd prays to the thunder in the skies. All hail the god of chaos, who sleeps no more. Cthulhu, the great, green, bringer...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Imagine, instead of looking up and seeing the stars, you see something like this: Coca-Cola ads are seen on...
Located in the United States, one of the world’s largest volcanoes is gearing up to explode. It’s known as the Yellowstone Volcano, and it’s not just...
A black hole is on a collision course with our Sun. And there’s nothing left for you to do except sit back and watch the destruction of our entire Solar System. How...
A mysterious interstellar object is on a collision course with Earth. And scientists don’t know what it is. What could this new astrophysical object be? Where did it...
Wouldn’t it be cool to see things through any wall and any door? How about seeing through your own skin? Or your dog? No, no, no, and no. Of all superhero powers...
Imagine a dry desert with endless sand dunes transforming into a lush, green tropical paradise before your eyes. This is the ambitious vision of terraforming the Sahara...
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...
What if you walked into your favorite fast food place, and instead of chicken and beef burgers, they only had Woolly Rhinoceros on the menu? Well, it might not sound...
