Nicknamed the blue planet for obvious reasons, Earth owes that description to oceans that stretch across more than 70 percent of its surface, quietly regulating...
Once, your mind was a place that only you could go. But now, anyone can drop in and hear your thoughts. Mind-to-mind communication has finally arrived. How would it...
The Big Rip, the ultimate fate of our Universe. It will be a cosmic event that will tear apart galaxies, one by one. Stars, planets, you, everything will be eviscerated...
Imagine your entire neighborhood under the ever-watchful gaze of a swarm of silent drones. Creepy, right? Now, all conspiracies aside, more and more drones are fighting...
No matter how experienced a driver you think you are, whether it’s nearly blinding fog or strong winds pushing your car off unfinished roads, some bridges are...
It’s one of the most infamous and widely discussed regions on Earth. The Bermuda Triangle has been linked to ship disappearances, aircraft incidents, and decades...
If you were to drill straight down into Mars, what would you find? Would the red planet reveal its true colors? Would you finally discover life on Mars? And how would...
Thor’s Well, sometimes referred to as the “drainpipe of the Pacific,” is a rocky, circular hole in the Pacific Ocean that was formed after the collapse...
In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...
Deep inside the ocean, whales carry a hidden record of their entire lives. But this information is not stored in their bones or DNA. It is hidden inside something most...
It’s almost as old as the Universe, and as massive as 34 billion Suns. It eats stars for breakfast. And now it’s about to consume our own. Behold, the great...
Imagine, it comes out of nowhere. A blinding flash, spanning the entire globe. It lasts only a few seconds, but when it’s over, everyone’s memories have been...
What would happen if you put a couple of physicists in a room with a rope, a box and a black hole? They might come up with a plan to power the Earth for centuries. Black...
MSN New, Cosmos
A Gamma Ray Burst Collided With a Black Hole, and the Universe Would Get Very Strange
Picture taking the single most energetic explosion the universe produces and hurling it directly at one of the most powerful gravitational objects ever discovered. On...
What if you found out that you had a long-lost relative? And what if that long-lost relative was from a different planet in our galaxy? And what if this faraway planet...
Most people go through the streets of a busy city without giving much consideration to what is underneath their feet. However, in the case of a man from New York, a late...
You’re walking down the street when a stranger approaches you and suddenly throws a cup of liquid in your face. Your skin and eyes start burning, and you can’t see...
With nearly eight billion people on the planet, things can feel pretty crowded. Let’s make things a bit tighter by housing every single person on Earth in one giant...
If you got into a spaceship, and traveled long enough and fast enough, could you eventually loop back to where you started? Assuming you don’t accidentally collide...
Are you ready for the trip of a lifetime? Because this not so little machine is about to take you on one. A trip back in time. What would you need for this time travel...
