39 light years from Earth, the TRAPPIST 1 system hides one of the most extraordinary planetary families ever discovered. Around a faint red dwarf star, seven Earth sized...
When it comes to planets in our Solar System’s habitable zone, one world is too close to the Sun, another is too far and Earth is just right. But maybe things...
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...
About 50,000 years ago, we shared this planet with different hominids called the Neanderthals. Their species wasn’t human, but they weren’t far from it...
Dwight Turner thought he was paying for an unforgettable animal experience. Instead, he nearly lost his life. In August 2020, Turner paid for what was advertised as a...
There could be dozens of them in your local creek. Snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtles in North America. And although they might seem slow and sluggish...
The next time you see that adorable hummingbird at your feeder, remember one thing. It might take your life. Because in this world, every bird works for the government...
If the Earth had an edge, I hope it would look like this. The edge of a flat Earth. I know, I know, we’ve talked about it before. But there’s something...
In 1977, Richard Peto, a British epidemiologist, theorized that large-bodied animals like elephants are more likely to contract cancer because of a higher number of...
It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you are not in the crowd. You are in the arena...
Today, people with Down syndrome are generally treated with love and respect from those around them. And despite having an intellectual disability, people with Down...
Turn off one pipeline in Europe and the effects don’t stop at cold houses. They run through fertilizer production, then through food supply, then through global...
Do you love Jupiter? Do you love it so much that you could look at it every day? I hope so. Because it just took the Moon’s place, and Earth will never be the same...
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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...
What if, instead of Trump or Biden becoming the next U.S. President, there was a third-party candidate? And that candidate was Elon Musk? What if Elon Musk became the...
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A 11 Trillion Dollar Canal Could Cut Through the U.S. and Mexico, and Change North America Forever
How about we rip the United States and Mexico apart from each other, geographically speaking? It would open up new trade routes that would make a ton of money for both...
Space tourism is much closer than you may think. The International Space Station will soon retire from its successful run through low Earth orbit. But humanity’s...
Under the pressure of crushing economic sanctions, Russia’s straining to play its own intimidation game. This time, they are threatening to take the International...
While it might be nice to avoid any dangerous confrontations on your wilderness walks, life without wildlife would be pretty boring. If we didn’t have animals...
Earth is perfectly balanced in space. It travels around the Sun on an elliptical path that gives us seasons without getting too close to our star. The Sun is 330,000...
