Over the past century, astronomers have speculated about the existence of a mysterious 9th planet lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system. Although we’ve...
It has blood red skin, webbed tentacles, and strange spines that make it look like something out of a nightmare. Meet the vampire squid. At first glance, this deep sea...
Jupiter is a massive, terrifying planet. Despite being studied for centuries and even visited by nine space probes in the last 50 years, the undisputed king of the Solar...
What are the ingredients for an industrial revolution? It’s simple! Take some new energy sources, add a dash of cutting-edge communications technology, and...
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A Black Hole May Be Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System, and Nothing That Falls In Comes Back
Something out past Neptune is bending the orbits of everything around it. Astronomers can see the effect clearly enough. What they cannot see is the cause, and one of...
Welcome to your new landfill: a giant ball of burning gas that we call the Sun. With surface temperatures of 5500°C (9,940°F), it could obliterate any type of trash we...
A new dinosaur-themed amusement park with real dinosaurs just opened. And you’re part of the first group of visitors. Suddenly a scream pierces your ears. You turn...
What was that? Why is there a hole in my roof? And why am I covered in branches? They’re beautiful. They provide oxygen, and trees remove some harmful gases. But...
The most deadly predator of the sea spent its days conquering and terrorizing every creature in sight. This is the megalodon. It lived millions of years ago, but imagine...
For decades, Jurassic Park has captured the imagination of audiences around the world. The idea of bringing dinosaurs back from extinction and filling entire parks with...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore one of Jupiter’s moons without ever leaving Earth? Or what would happen to your body under a monstrous...
When scientists search for alien life, they usually look for planets that resemble Earth. The reasoning is simple. Every known living thing depends on liquid water...
You’d love to have that healthy, sun-kissed tan all year round. But too much sun and you could get a nasty sunburn or even skin cancer. Spray tanning sounds like a way...
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Saying its name three times won’t have the same effect as a certain bio-exorcist, but it’s still a sight to behold. At about 950...
You’re deep underground when you hear an explosion. Fire and debris rain down on you. You’re alive but trapped, hundreds of meters below the surface of the...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] If you could travel faster than the speed of light, where would you go? Mars? The nearest star system Alpha Centauri...
Since its formation, the Earth has been revolving west to east on its axis. If one day our planet started rotating in the opposite direction, it would no longer be the...
Imagine a future where the unthinkable happens. A global catastrophe wipes out nearly everyone on Earth, leaving only two human beings alive. With the survival of the...
Somewhere in your last grocery bill, your last tax payment, and your last medical expense, there is a hidden charge you never agreed to. It is the cost of cleaning up a...
A snake bite can turn into a life threatening emergency within minutes. Every year millions of people worldwide are bitten by venomous snakes, and some cases end in...
