Konga #20

In "A Monster's Dream," Konga dreams of a life he can't have—small again, dressed as a child, adopted by the human couple he once called friends. When Sandra and Bob unexpectedly visit his island and offer him a chance to be human once more, the experiment begins. But when a crisis calls to his primal instincts, his true self reasserts itself in a moment that leaves everything changed.

"Your Sun" is a non-fiction exploration of our star's staggering power and scale—from its gravitational dominance over the planetary system to the incredible surface temperatures and violent solar storms that rage across its face. Learn how the sun races through space at millions of miles per day and discover the sheer energy radiating from its surface every moment.

In "The Flying Fish People," a mysterious underwater civilization of humanoid fish—ancient and advanced—witness two Cold War-era submarines, American and Soviet, encroaching on their domain. Using their technology to disable the subs’ power, they intend to drive them away, unaware their intervention has unexpectedly halted a looming conflict between the two vessels.

This illustrated science feature explores meteors and meteorites—those celestial bodies hurtling through space that burn up in Earth's atmosphere or crash to the surface with devastating force. From the smallest shooting stars to massive impacts that carve tremendous craters, the article examines how these "nature's bombs" form, their composition, and the largest meteorite impacts in recorded history.