You are the result of a chain of events that began billions of years ago. Earth has liquid water, a protective atmosphere, a magnetic field, a stable orbit, and the...
Category - MSN New
Nearly 800 million light years away, astronomers detected something that should not fit neatly into the known categories of the universe. The mysterious object had a...
There are so many reasons to cry. Pain, heartbreak, fear, joy, gratitude, and love. But it’s embarrassing, especially if you’re around other people. Plus, you like to...
You chew it. You stretch it. You blow it. And, be honest, sometimes you stick it on things. But what happens to your body when you swallow chewing gum? And, not just...
MSN New, Earth
A Modern Mosasaurus Could Hit 30 mph in a Second and Swallow You Whole, and Sharks Would Look Tame
Zero to 48 km/h in a single second. Not over a hundred meters, not with a running start. One second, from a standstill, in water. That is the ambush strike of a...
MSN New, Earth
Scientists Ranked the 10 Threats Most Likely to End Humanity, and One Is Closer Than You Think
Scientists put a number on the end of the world, and the numbers are not evenly frightening. Some sit at a fraction of a percent. Others are alarmingly high. Ten...
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...
MSN New, Earth
A Tornado Over an Erupting Supervolcano Would Rain Fire and Molten Rock, and No One Could Outrun It
A tornado already flings debris up to 65 kilometers from where it forms. Now change what it is picking up. Instead of roof tiles and fence posts, imagine molten rock...
The planet is heating up and everyone is looking for a solution, so here is one that sounds almost reasonable at first. Take every drop of water on Earth and dump it on...
