When a piece of space debris connected to a SpaceX mission crashed into the Moon, it created a wave of curiosity around what happens when humans leave their mark on the...
Somewhere right now, in a conference room full of planetary scientists, an argument is quietly raging. On one side: the Mars camp, backed by sixty years of missions...
What would happen if you took the most energetic light source in the Universe and smashed it into a massive gravitational monster? Well, you might reverse the flow of...
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Snakes surround you on all sides. To your left and right, they coil and shift. Behind you, giant cockroaches crawl through the undergrowth. Ahead, there is only the...
It may sound unusual that a little bug could be this deadly, but it’s true. Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, yellow fever and the dengue virus. They do it...
Every time you watch a thunderstorm outside your window, you’re witnessing the energy of an atomic bomb. Now imagine harvesting that raw energy and using it to...
You’re halfway through your flight when you start feeling nauseous. You don’t usually get airsick. But today you’re feeling terrible. What...
Jetpack technology is getting better, and maybe someday, jetpacks will be available for your everyday commute. But what if, instead of just using a jetpack for a short...
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one question has lingered in the minds of millions around the world. What would happen if Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Picture the most dangerous liquid you could possibly fall into. Most people think of boiling acid, or molten rock, or water swarming with something venomous. All...
You’ve made it to Galaxy 3812, a hypothetical galaxy that houses a type III civilization. One of the first things you’ll notice are the Dyson spheres that...
May 30, 2019, was supposed to be a normal spring break day at Lightwater Valley theme park in Yorkshire, UK. A mother and her 6 year old son boarded one of the...
Two animals. One patch of territory. Neither has any interest in sharing it. That’s the whole setup, and it’s not a hypothetical scenario dreamed up for...
You have a weight problem. And it’s not just you, it’s everyone! That’s just how life is on Earth 2.0. Double the density, double the gravity...
Nobody has ever been inside a planet. Not ours, not any of them. What we know comes from indirect evidence: seismic waves moving through rock, gravity measurements, and...
Could you imagine jumping from the kitchen window and diving into water? How fun would that be? For some people, sure. It seems unlikely, but it’s not as crazy as...
Frying a turkey in boiling oil may seem like a quick and easy way to cook a festive bird. But it can quickly turn into a disaster. In the United States, each...
Picture a change beginning somewhere far beyond our reach, spreading through space before anyone could even know it had started. Nothing would announce its arrival...
The Sun is the engine of life on Earth. It provides heat, light, and the energy that drives every ecosystem on the planet. Without it, our world would instantly become...
