Tectonic plates: can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Their movements cause some of the world’s deadliest disasters, but, as you’re...
The air around you is so ordinary that you rarely think about it. Yet every breath, every sound you hear, every cloud in the sky, and every drop of liquid water depends...
First of all, look at the map. Iran isn’t a country, it’s a fortress. Three times the landmass of Iraq. Four times the population. And mountains that...
410 kilometers (254 miles) above the Earth. That’s where the International Space Station floats. What if you happened to be all the way up here but suddenly fell...
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...
MSN New, Cosmos
A Black Hole Would Stretch Your Body Into a Thread in a Single Nanosecond, and You’d Never Feel It Coming
Physicists gave the process a slightly absurd name, which does nothing to soften what it actually describes. They call it spaghettification. Cross the boundary of a...
The Earth is under attack! And rather than just completely obliterating us, our attackers have decided to simply cut our planet in half. Is this an act of mercy, or the...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Most of us learned that the Solar System has eight planets. For many years, Pluto made it nine before being reclassified as a dwarf...
When you look at the Earth from space, you don’t see the 241 countries and territories that we’ve divided ourselves into. You don’t see the boundaries...
Latin America is spread over both North and South America, with 19 sovereign states and one independent territory. Most of them considered developing nations. Many...
Six hundred and thirty five light years from Earth lies a world that continues to capture the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. It is called Kepler...
Instead of falling apart after a single crash, now we all have cars that are completely indestructible. Would there be fewer fatalities caused by car accidents? What...
These feisty marsupials are making an unexpected comeback in one of the most remarkable wildlife developments in recent history. But why are they called Tasmanian devils...
MSN New, Humanity
What If Human DNA Stopped Mutating? Cancer Could Disappear, but Evolution Would Come to a Halt
Your DNA is constantly changing. And if it weren’t for genetic mutations, evolution wouldn’t exist. So, what would life be like if that stopped? What causes your DNA to...
The Sun is Yellow If you’ve always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it’s not yellow. It’s green. Sort...
Some plants have a real party trick. While most plants quietly grow, produce flowers, and spread their seeds, certain species have developed a much more dramatic way to...
MSN New, Cosmos, Earth
The Sun Will Keep Getting Brighter, and Humanity Will Have to Move From World to World
Billions of years from now, the Sun will become a red giant. And then, it will slowly die. That’s right. It’s the end of the Solar System, and this is your survival...
Hippopotamuses may spend much of their time resting in rivers and lakes, but their calm appearance can be misleading. These massive animals are highly territorial around...
Did you know that some of the hottest countries in the world have outdoor ventilation? Qatar gets temperatures as hot as 50 °C (122 °F). But luckily for them...
Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Again? Wednesday. I feel like we’ve done this before. Wednesday. Does anybody else notice this? Wednesday. How do...
