In April 2014, wildlife activist and rescue worker Bandu Dhotre was called to Ballarpur, Maharashtra, after a wild leopard wandered into a home. He had handled plenty of...
If the Universe is full of stars, why doesn’t it appear white? And if it did, what would that look like? Would all the black holes suddenly become visible? And if...
Halley’s Comet is one of the most famous visitors in our Solar System. It is a massive, peanut shaped object made of ice, dust, and frozen gases, stretching roughly 15...
Imagine being convicted of murder or rape and then being sent to an island where you could spend your days farming, swimming, playing tennis, or walking along the beach...
Global sea levels have already risen by about 20 cm (8 inches) since the mid 1800s, although the increase has not been the same everywhere. While that may sound minor...
The mega-earthquake. It’s coming. We don’t know exactly when or how big it’s going to be, but it’s coming. It will be chaotic, and with millions...
You are exhausted. Your clothes are soaked, your skin is covered in sand, and your entire body is shaking from the cold. Every step feels impossible. Your hands and feet...
Carbon tends to steal the spotlight in any discussion about life, and for good reason. Every known living organism on Earth is built on carbon based chemistry. About 18...
Imagine if the ground beneath your feet could provide nearly limitless energy. Instead of depending on coal, oil, and natural gas, countries could drill deep into...
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...
When you’re partying on the streets of Pamplona, get ready for an intense nine day celebration. But offend this guest of honor, and you may be the one seeing red...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Technically speaking, this marine reptile was not a dinosaur, even though it lived alongside many of them in ancient oceans. Styxosaurus...
It’s been 100 Earth years since you settled on Mars. You’ve been through pain, loneliness and a lot of hard work. And now Mars is the new promised land everyone...
THE BEGINNING – 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO On Mars, this stage is called the Pre Noachian era. Mars had just formed from dust and gas inside the early solar disk, the...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Imagine, instead of looking up and seeing the stars, you see something like this: Coca-Cola ads are seen on...
What if we weren’t the dominant species on this planet? What if we had to compete with every other species on Earth? We are outnumbered. We are surrounded. And our...
It’s been a hectic week, but you finally have a night to yourself. You settle in front of your TV with your favorite meal. You take the first bite, but something feels...
Imagine looking up at the moon and seeing space dust floating around it. Maybe broken-off parts of the moon are raining down on Earth. You’d wonder what happened;...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story We’ve thrown a lot of disasters at Earth over the years: from asteroids and aliens, to the Sun’s death. But hey, the Universe is a...
Would you ever venture into the ocean if you knew this creature could be lurking beneath you? It’s twice the size of a T. rex, its jaws are big enough to crush...
