It’s a small world after all, because today, we’re shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere...
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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The Paleozoic Era Lasted 289 Million Years, but It Ended in Earth’s Deadliest Extinction
The Paleozoic era began 530 million years ago when the Earth woke up from an ice age. This era lasted for 289 million years, but you might not even last five minutes in...
Climbing the world’s tallest mountains is a daring adventure. But you’re about to make an epic extraterrestrial trek on the biggest mountain in the entire Solar...
Rise and shine! You’ve been asleep for 1,000 years! And the view outside is not how you remembered it. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, declining air...
Are cubic planets possible? Could humans live on a cubic world? How would our climate change? How would gravity be affected? Could we stand it?
You are probably familiar with the fictional Japanese monster Godzilla, a towering reptilian creature known for destroying cities and terrifying entire populations. But...
In the beginning, there was nothing. Then bang. Our Universe emerged in an explosion of light and energy. Or did it? Let’s shed some light on this. So, how fast is...
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...
When people think about dangerous bites, they usually imagine animals with sharp teeth and powerful jaws. A dog, a cat, or a wild predator seems like the obvious threat...
Scientists theorize that many millions of years ago, Mars had rings, just like Saturn. And it looks like the red planet could be due for a new set of rings in the future...
While on your usual walk you come across a dog coming towards you. The dog is scowling and its body is becoming taut. When it shows its teeth and flattens its ears, you...
Take Earth, the entire planet with every ocean, mountain, and city on it, and treat it as a unit of measurement. Jupiter could hold 1,321 of them. Then take Jupiter, the...
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning and reaching for your phone. You tap your favorite social media app, but nothing loads. You try opening your email, searching on...
Together, the U.S., Russia, and China control nearly half of the world’s military power, dominate the global economy, and influence the most powerful international...
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What If the Gulf Stream Stopped? Europe Could Freeze as the Rest of the World Heats Up
Our planet has seen this before. Its ice has already melted. Water levels have risen. Ocean currents have already stopped. The last time this happened was 13,000 years...
Every rocket we launch brings us one step closer to being locked on this planet permanently. That sounds backwards. Sending things into space should open it up, not...
What would happen if we tried to dump all our trash on Jupiter? It might sound like a perfect solution, but the reality would be far more dangerous than you think...
Welcome to social isolation, a new lifestyle where grabbing a drink with friends consists of getting drunk in front of your computer. Where hitting the club means...
We’ve talked about settling on the Moon, Mars and even Venus. But how about somewhere that’s cold, dark and smells like farts? Uranus. What would conditions be like on...
