[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] All of the systems, beliefs, emotions, and experiences that we call life are taking place on a tiny rock floating...
Don’t you just love fresh air? And feeling healthy? If only that were possible. That deep, relaxing breath you thought you just took, is full of microscopic...
The captain sounds the alarm. The waters around the ship rumble. Strange lights from deep below inch closer and closer to you. Something is emerging from the Mariana...
Jupiter is old. Like 4.5 billion years old. It started as a swirling disk of gas and dust that formed into a pretty big planetary core. With time, Jupiter’s core...
Forget the idea of a flat Earth and imagine instead an Earth shaped like a giant slice of pizza. At first glance, it might seem amusing and even delicious to picture...
The Solar System is home to a remarkable range of planets, from tiny rocky worlds to massive gas giants. But just how big are these planets really? To put it into...
This giant rock lights up the night and can even change colors. So what would we do without it?
What if there are other universes, just like ours? With an infinite number of Earths? With uncountable versions of you? And what if we don’t have to look too far...
Imagine if all the Earth’s oxygen disappeared. Not forever, just for, say, an hour? Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere? And...
Millions of years ago, the Earth looked very different. A huge landmass, called Pangea, covered about a third of our planet. But about 175 million years ago, the Earth...
Mars has long captured the imagination as humanity’s potential next home. The red planet looks inviting from a distance, but the reality is far from hospitable. Even a...
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, the world has been afraid of one thing. Russia’s nukes. But what exactly would happen if Russian president Vladimir Putin...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] On average, you produce just over 2 kgs (4.4 lbs) of waste each day. That may not sound like a whole lot, but...
With no shock to anyone, Donald Trump is pushing his way onto the list of the authoritarian leaders of the 21st century. Does he want to become a dictator? The United...
To meat, or not to meat: that is the hotly debated question. How would life on Earth change if we stopped eating all things animal?
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful… …So why not crawl up beside it and go to...
What if everyone on the planet said "no" to their gas-powered cars right now? And not just cars - gas dryers, water heaters, gas stoves, lawn mowers... What if we...
Millions of years ago, this giant sea scorpion terrorized the ocean. It was the apex predator of its time. So what if we brought it into the modern-day and had it fight...
When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a...
Imagine the Sun releasing a burst of energy so powerful it could knock out power grids, stop airplanes mid flight, and push our world back into the dark ages. This is...
