Unlike Earth, which is orbiting the Sun, there are billions of rogue planets roaming the Milky Way not bound to any host star. One of them has been spotted on the edge...
Imagine a world where we didn’t need any lights, where we could detect diseases just by looking at someone, and literally see right through people’s...
About 65 million years ago, a mass extinction event occurred, wiping out more than 75% of all species on Earth. There have only been 5 mass extinctions in our...
The next step in space exploration isn’t generations away. It’s happening right now. And our destination? That mysterious, desolate world next door, Mars...
In a few billion years, our Sun will become so violently hot that it could wipe out all life in the Milky Way. Yet, paradoxically, the same star that could destroy life...
What if instead of shining brightly for another 5 billion years, the only star in our Solar System turned into a dark and cold remnant? A black dwarf. How long...
You just fell into a pool with this thing. What is this? How would falling in here affect your health? And could you actually survive this? This is a spent nuclear fuel...
Could humans suddenly growing to the size of dinosaurs be as catastrophic as the asteroid that wiped out the prehistoric giants? Would it even be a world ending event...
You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking apart? Well, it’s possible...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] If you had a device designed to freeze time for everything but you, life wouldn’t be anything like what...
Mount Hua, China This hike leads to the South Peak of Huashan, one of the Five Great Mountains of China. Its summit stands at about 2,155 m (7,100 ft), and the infamous...
China invading the U.S. is something that could turn the world on its head. Could the U.S. mobilize in time to respond? Would this be the start of World War III? The...
What if the Universe is an illusion? What if your reality is not what it seems to be? What if you are you’re just a 2D projection stretched on the surface of a...
Imagine traveling at the speed of an airplane, but on ground level, and in a giant tube. That’s the idea behind the Hyperloop, a network of incredibly fast...
What does wealth look like to you? Is it a hundred dollars? A thousand dollars? A million dollars? We can always go higher. But how much is too much? In...
Have you ever felt like it was so hot out that you could cook an egg on the road? Or do you enjoy incredibly spicy foods for the thrill of it? Well, imagine living in an...
If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old concrete. A massive volcanic explosion sends...
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? Ocean water makes up 70% of the...
It might sound like a scene from a science fiction movie, but the threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is more realistic than you might expect. One asteroid in...
What if everyone on the planet coordinated to perform the biggest “flush mob” in history? Pushing all the wastewater in the world down the drain, all at once...
