[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...
How long would it take for the world’s largest rainforest to burn down? If we don’t do anything to stop it, we’ll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest...
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...
1.3 billion years ago, two orbiting massive black holes, circling each other at 250 times a second, collided in a violent, universe-rippling explosion that sent waves of...
They’re not the biggest falls on Earth, not by a long shot. But they’re certainly among the most famous. Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors from...
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...
Breaking news. Flags are flying at half-staff. The world mourns the death of a beloved monarch. Queen Elizabeth II has passed peacefully in her Balmoral Castle in...
Wouldn’t it be great to have a truly jaw-dropping view? Like windows looking directly into space? Well, it’s time to build your very own cosmic skyscraper. What would it...
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...
The Earth may not be our home forever. Eventually, we may have to leave. What if instead of finding a potentially habitable exoplanet light-years away, we stayed in our...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Take a look at the two most popular energy sources around the world. Oil. Coal. Dirty. Scary. By some estimates...
You know that feeling when you try to do a good thing and then accidentally scorch the entire planet? Yeah, the future can be terrifying. Lasers. Artificial intelligence...
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...
When most people think of terrifying places, outer space often comes to mind. After all, it is a vacuum of extreme temperatures, high radiation, and deadly vacuum...
In the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole feeding on nearby stars. It’s called Sagittarius A*. And if a giant gravitational...
Radiation is all around us. If you’ve been on a plane or had an X-ray at the dentist, you’ve been exposed to tiny amounts of radiation. The radiation you’d receive...
Look out. There’s an object hurtling toward Earth at the speed of light! And no, it’s not a comet or an asteroid. Yep. It’s a marshmallow. How could a marshmallow ever...
Eight legs, eight eyes, sharp fangs, and bullet-proof webs. They’re hairy, they’re scary, and now, they’re human-sized. As many as 427 million people...
[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...
When you think of dinosaurs, images of giant, scaly reptiles like the Tyrannosaurus Rex probably come to mind. Movies, textbooks, and popular culture have shaped our...
