Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and frightening tools ever created by humanity. With over twelve thousand warheads spread across the globe, these devices hold...
There are few situations more terrifying than the idea of being inside a spacecraft when something goes wrong. Space is already an unforgiving environment, but a rocket...
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...
Most of Bhopal was asleep when the disaster began. It was late on December 2, 1984, and millions of people had settled into the night, unaware that a deadly chemical...
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This Is How You Create Your Own Periodic Table, and Putting It Together Gets Dangerous
How far into the periodic table could you get? Would you be breaking any laws? At what point would your periodic table start killing you? If you’re willing to...
There is a thick, jelly like substance packed throughout the body of one particular animal, and it may be the closest thing science has found to a fountain of youth...
Miami-Dade County Jail is one of the largest jail systems in the United States, with an average of 4,000 inmates spread across its three main detention facilities...
Turn off one pipeline in Europe and the effects don’t stop at cold houses. They run through fertilizer production, then through food supply, then through global...
Imagine never being able to dream of landing on Mars or traveling to Saturn. Not because it’s impossible to get there, but because they didn’t exist. Because...
A total solar eclipse is one of the most breathtaking spectacles in the universe. While we experience them on Earth roughly every year and a half, these events happen in...
Ask a human when we will walk on Mars and you get a dream. Ask the data and you get a date. Feed everything we know into the analysis, current space agency roadmaps...
ow, your favorite photo has become a weapon. And it’s aimed right at you. Social media has become the drug of choice for the masses. But what happens on those...
Car crashes are a common occurrence. Over 1.35 million people worldwide die in car accidents every year, and crashes are the 8th leading cause of death around the world...
The universe is full of wonders, but some worlds are downright deadly. From searing heat to violent storms, these planets make Earth look like a paradise. Many of them...
There’s a deadly 40,000 km (29,400 mi)-long zone that passes through 15 countries. This area is dotted with volcanoes, giving it the name The Ring of Fire. And...
Hippopotamuses may spend much of their time resting in rivers and lakes, but their calm appearance can be misleading. These massive animals are highly territorial around...
Imagine standing on the surface of an alien world nearly 600 light years away from Earth. The sky glows dim red instead of blue. Strange plants sway in the cold wind...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Reports suggest that by the year 2030, 800 million jobs will be lost to automation. Will yours be one of them? We...
For more than two decades, Vladimir Putin has been the central figure of modern Russian politics. A former KGB officer, he has carefully shaped an image of strength...
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Scientists Reached the Bottom of the Mariana Trench, and Something Far Stranger Was Waiting Below
Far beneath the surface of the western Pacific sits one of the most punishing environments this planet has to offer. The Mariana Trench was never meant to welcome...
