Humans are built for life on land, but what if evolution had taken a different path and sent us back into the ocean? To imagine this, we need to look at some of the...
There are places in the Universe where you could turn to ash, freeze to death or be completely crushed by gravity. And you’re about to visit them all. What...
Wouldn’t it be cool to see things through any wall and any door? How about seeing through your own skin? Or your dog? No, no, no, and no. Of all superhero powers...
What if you found out that you had a long-lost relative? And what if that long-lost relative was from a different planet in our galaxy? And what if this faraway planet...
Millions of years ago, early humans lived in a world where survival was anything but guaranteed. Wild predators, unpredictable weather, and deadly diseases constantly...
[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...
Somewhere in the far reaches of space, a giant hunk of rock is hurtling our way, just biding its time before an extinction-level impact with Earth. Before you run into...
With so many amazing things happening in the world today, what could possibly go wrong? Well… A giant asteroid is barrelling on a collision course with Earth, and...
At first, it’s very bright. But then, as your eyes adjust to the light, you start to piece together your surroundings. The moving blobs above you, you realize, are...
Hoarders. They can’t bear to throw anything away. They pile up stuff everywhere, cluttering every space until they can’t move anymore. What if we could flip...
This is the Sun. And this is a neutron star. But don’t let its size fool you. Neutron stars are massive gravitational monsters, and orbiting one wouldn’t end...
Could we move to our new moon one day? Or is this one of those scenarios where everybody dies in the end? “Fly me to Mars..” Ahem, where were we? Right, Mars...
Could we all just be a part of our planet’s life-support system? Even from space, you can see that the planet Earth is full of life. When you take a closer look...
In the time it would take you to order an extra larger everything pizza and have it delivered to your front door you could theoretically jump through that tunnel...
Is it a meteor shower? Space debris? No, it’s something much, much worse. Our nearest neighbor is a full Moon no more. The Moon exploded and splintered into...
Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart. Many scientists have found clues that...
A scorching hot never-ending day on one side and a permanent frozen night on the other. This is what our planet would be like if it was tidally locked to the Sun. How...
Volcanos, the ultimate natural force of destruction. They’re unforgiving, uncompromising and unstoppable. About 1,500 volcanoes around the world are considered to be...
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 all the coral reefs died out? What if we lost all of our coral reefs overnight? Ocean diving would become less impressive, that's for sure. But what about the...
