In a mind-bending exploration of cosmic proportions, we set out on a journey to walk the entire solar system within the confines of a single city. By shrinking the...
You pop out of the ocean and hear the faint yells of the lifeguard. The whole beach panics. Your turn around. Something lurks in the water. Before you can say...
It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you are not in the crowd. You are in the arena...
1. The Earth Rotates Every 24 Hours No matter how many times you set it, your watch will always be a little off. That’s because the common belief that our planet...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] What if…. you could swim in Titan’s lakes? Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is unique. It has its own...
Imagine a time of scientific and mathematical innovation, magic, and fertile land irrigated by the great Nile River. Ancient Egypt was a successful and intelligent...
While it might be nice to avoid any dangerous confrontations on your wilderness walks, life without wildlife would be pretty boring. If we didn’t have animals...
There is an invisible force protecting us, keeping our atmosphere in place. Without it, life on Earth would be over very quickly. I’ll play with the music or a...
A massive earthquake knocks you off your feet. There’s a blinding flash of white, and then you see a tsunami of lava rising on the horizon. A nuclear reaction has...
Unlike Earth, which is securely orbiting the Sun, there are billions of rogue planets drifting through the Milky Way with no star to call home. These worlds were likely...
An alarm blares across the ship. People start shouting. Then you hear it, gunfire. This is not a movie, and Captain Jack Sparrow is not coming to help you. Somewhere out...
The idea of a hollow Earth has fascinated people for centuries. Some have imagined a giant empty world beneath our feet, while others even suggested that entire...
Fifty-eight million years ago, the most dangerous snake to ever exist roamed the Earth. It was the apex predator of its time,terrorizing everything in sight. In one...
Volcanos, the ultimate natural force of destruction. They’re unforgiving, uncompromising and unstoppable. About 1,500 volcanoes around the world are considered to be...
Some 5 billion years from now, the Sun will expand and become a red giant. And the Earth might be just in the way… If humans were still around then, would we leave...
Humans have been evolving for the past six million years. But something’s gone terribly wrong. And now we are evolving backward. Once this process began, how long...
The Amazon rainforest stretches for millions of kilometers, hiding ancient tribes, animals and maybe something else. What if under this mysterious canopy lies an...
You’re out for an early morning nature hike, when a sharp, ungodly howl rattles your insides. It sounds like a monster. Before you can say a word, you’re smack in...
Jellyfish are some of the most dangerous creatures in the ocean. Just touching the wrong one can lead to a swift death. And now, these people are swimming with millions...
Returning for a second term in office, President Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration using ICE – the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
