Let’s be honest, we are pushing our planet to a climate change catastrophe. But there could be a solution. 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water...
Just four light-years from Earth lies the closest known exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b. It has captured imaginations because it could be one of the first exoplanets where...
It’s one of the most dangerous and mysterious places on Earth. It’s home to dozens of sunken ships, plane crashes, and dead people. It’s known as the...
Every day, billions of people browse websites, send emails, stream videos, and shop online without giving much thought to what keeps the Internet running. It feels like...
Imagine spending a quiet night in an old cabin deep in the woods. Everything feels peaceful until you notice something moving on the wall. Then another one appears...
Dark, mysterious and consuming everything around them, black holes will rip apart anything that passes their event horizons. But could there be more? What would happen...
Scroll down to watch the video. The Earth might not remain habitable forever. It could get engulfed by a massive solar flare, or become too hot due to climate change, or...
Buildings are being destroyed, animals are dying, and trees are not able to grow. All because of rain? Wait, I thought we needed this stuff. Well, it’s not just...
Attention human. You are receiving an interstellar radio transmission. And it could be coming from one of the nearest exoplanets, Proxima Centauri b. What conditions...
Imagine waking up to the most shocking announcement in human history. Not that an asteroid is heading toward Earth. Not that a supervolcano is about to erupt. But that...
Jupiter is the king of moons. With 95 of them orbiting the gas giant, some are so large they rival planets in size. But what would it actually be like to live on one of...
Our galaxy is full of strange worlds, but what would happen if we could bring some of them into our own Solar System? Moving exoplanets closer helps us imagine how...
What’s shiny, liquid, conducts electricity and is also the surname of a legendary rock star? You guessed it, mercury. This naturally occurring element has a lot of...
Space tourism is happening now. Soon enough, you might be able to take your own vacation into the cosmos. What would your travel experience be like? What would you see...
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A 10 m Ancient Reptile Could Return to North American Waters, and It Would Be Hard to Spot
Technically speaking, this marine reptile wasn’t a dinosaur, although it sure swam the Earth alongside many of them. Styxosaurus lived 70 to 85 million years ago, in the...
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sailing through the Pacific Ocean when disaster struck. Japanese torpedoes slammed into the American heavy cruiser, causing...
Life on Mars might be like this. You’d 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...
Before anyone even thinks about jumping in, it helps to understand what Lake Natron actually is. Located in northern Tanzania, this lake has no normal outlet to rivers...
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...
After getting picked up and handcuffed, you’re brought onto a bus with other detainees. You cross the “Bridge of Pain” and are escorted to your new home for the...
