The Antarctic ice sheet covers 14 million square kilometers and averages two kilometers thick. Locked inside it is roughly 60 percent of all the freshwater on Earth. If...
Imagine stepping aboard a spaceship capable of traveling faster than light. Instead of spending months reaching Mars or thousands of years crossing the stars, distant...
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...
What if there are other universes, just like ours? With an infinite number of Earths? With uncountable versions of you? And what if we don’t have to look too far...
Let’s face it. We’re hooked on the stuff. Most of us can’t even start our day without a nice cup of joe. According to the International Coffee Organization, over 1...
Imagine this a black hole, one of the universe’s most extreme objects, is hurtling straight toward Earth. Rather than waiting to be swallowed, humanity decides to fight...
As Earth’s population multiplies each year, we’re quickly running out of resources to feed the planet. Before long, we’re going to need more space to...
Three passengers died — including a Dutch couple — and others fell ill on the MV Hondius sailing from Argentina toward Cape Verde. One case is lab-confirmed as...
North Korea runs one of the most secretive prison systems on Earth. Labor training centers, re education camps, and at the most severe level, political prison camps...
Saturn is one of the most mesmerizing planets in our Solar System. Famous for its iconic rings, it is also a world of extreme weather and puzzling mysteries. While other...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] On average, you produce just over 2 kgs (4.4 lbs) of waste each day. That may not sound like a whole lot, but...
In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting fire with fire usually makes things worse...
Take a deep breath. We take 23,000 breaths a day; trying to get oxygen to our brain and cells. Oxygen is essential to our survival. But it’s a only small...
Since the early days of spiritualism, psychic mediums have claimed to contact the dead. During these sessions, their clients could see objects mysteriously flying across...
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Trees are falling, eco-systems are collapsing, and our infrastructure is crumbling. Crops are failing, and water is scarce. Earth is becoming a dead planet. On the plus...
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sailing through the Pacific Ocean when disaster struck. Japanese torpedoes slammed into the American heavy cruiser, causing...
1. Saturn is the only ringed planet in the Solar System Many people think Saturn is the only planet with rings, but that is not true. Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also...
For decades, relations between America and North Korea have run from tense highs to some interesting lows. But what happens when two superpowers decide that enough is...
The Sun’s core is shrinking. But as its core shrinks, the Sun itself grows larger. And it will continue to grow, until one day, it engulfs the Earth. How long can you...
