Everybody farts. And it’s no secret that they’re smelly, gross, and embaressing at times. But what if, instead of trying to hide our flatulence, we all just...
In 2017, scientists discovered the first known interstellar object in our Solar System. Meet Oumuamua, which means “scout” in Hawaiian. According to NASA...
Your body is shaking and you’re feeling nauseous. There’s a sharp pain in your chest, and with each passing moment, it gets harder and harder to breathe. And...
Imagine looking into the mirror and seeing a completely different version of humanity, one with huge eyes, advanced technology wired into the brain, and even the ability...
Has the weather ever ruined your plans? What if I told you I had an idea to stop hurricanes from wrecking your day? And that it involves liquid nitrogen. How exactly...
Greetings, future moonling. That’s right. You are among the first generation of children born on the Moon. How would your birth compare to every previous human’s...
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...
Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with its 12 m (40 ft) wingspan. When it landed on...
Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has enough mass to swallow millions of tons of debris. So naturally, someone has asked: Why not use Jupiter as a cosmic...
Imagine for a moment that Earth suddenly shrank to the size of the Moon, while the Moon expanded to the size of Earth. How would life on our planet change? Could humans...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] You’ve seen it in the movies and read about it in books, but now the idea of creating artificial life in a...
A gas cloud located 500 light years away from our solar system is about to become a planet. This process usually takes a few hundred million years, but what if we made...
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and our nearest neighbor. At its closest approach, Venus is mere 40 million km (25 million mi) away from us. After just four...
40 km (25 mi) off the coast of Brazil lies an island so dangerous it’s illegal to visit. But rules don’t apply to you. You’re a thrill-seeking...
The jury found you guilty. The judge sentenced you to one of the most dangerous prisons on Earth. And if you’re not careful, you could spend the rest of your life...
Visitors from beyond the stars have arrived. What secrets could our intergalactic friends share? What wonders could these space chums unveil? They DO NOT come in peace...
This former intelligence officer-turned-president took Russia from a defeated Cold War relic to the most feared superpower in Eurasia. Now Vladimir Putin, who many have...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Unlike in the movie, you don’t have to say it three times to make it...
The Solar System seems calm, but that tranquility is more fragile than it appears. Now imagine one day looking up and noticing something unfamiliar in the sky. A tiny...
A dark, mysterious object has appeared at the outer edges of our Solar System. It looks like the remnants of a dying star. But it behaves like a black hole. Your mission...
