How long would it take us to turn our natural satellite into a habitable place? How would this Earth-like Moon look? Would this even be possible? Wondering why we chose...
When we imagine the far future, our thoughts often leap to space travel, artificial intelligence, and life beyond our planet. But what if we stayed on Earth and fast...
Every morning or every night. Before going out. Definitely after the big game. For most people, showering is routine. But for some, it’s religion. But if lots of...
Mount Hua, China This hike leads to the South Peak of Huashan, one of the Five Great Mountains of China. Its summit stands at about 2,155 m (7,100 ft), and the infamous...
After 2,250 medical trials, involving 380,000 patient volunteers, your wishes and your prayers have finally been answered: we found a cure for cancer. What if that were...
In the past few billion years, Earth has been pummeled by asteroids, crashed into other planets and frozen over several times. Not to mention being ruled by all kinds of...
If you were going for a refreshing swim, the last thing you’d expect is to suffocate from toxic gases. But when it comes to Lake Kivu, this is one dangerous body...
I hope you’ve packed some ice skates for your next trip out to sea because the oceans have completely frozen over. What conditions could cause this massive...
Almost half of the world’s population uses one of Meta’s services every month. Facebook and Instagram combined hold over 75% of the social media market share, and...
Have you ever been curious about Medieval life? Would you travel back in time if you could? Do you think you would enjoy it? How long would you last? After 200 years of...
What would happen if you took the most energetic light source in the Universe and smashed it into a massive gravitational monster? Well, you might reverse the flow of...
Starbucks could save the Amazon rainforest. Okay, maybe not completely, but it could help the Amazon rainforest regrow. And all Starbucks would need to do is dump some...
It’s time to live your ultimate supervillain fantasy. Today, you’re going to unleash your masterpiece of mass destruction. An antimatter bomb. How would you build it...
Could humans suddenly growing to the size of dinosaurs be as catastrophic as the asteroid that wiped out the prehistoric giants? Would it even be a world ending event...
What would happen if the United States and China went to war? On one side, the U.S. stands as the most technologically advanced military force in the world, with...
Death and the possibility of an afterlife have fascinated artists, philosophers, and scientists throughout history. Fear, hope, dread… these are all things we...
Deep in the frozen wilderness of eastern Siberia lies a village unlike anywhere else on Earth. Snow blankets the landscape for most of the year, the ground remains...
No, that’s not Photoshop. That’s an actual video from the International Space Station of the Moon looking a bit squished. Wow, so what happened here? Is the...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Twin siblings, twin peaks, twin cities, twin planets… Two earths, one solar system. How would that work? Where...
Children of the night, what music they make. That’s right, we’re talking about the nocturnal flying mammals, bats. Besides being a source of Halloween inspiration, the...
