Ah. The Sun. So bright. So hot. Time to jump into your super heat-resistant spaceship and get so close you could touch it. If you dare. How would you get to the Sun’s...
Look around you for a moment. Your phone, your house, the air you breathe, and even your own body are made of materials that did not exist at the beginning of the...
Attention, humans. Shapeshifting alien lizards have taken control of your world. They’ve maneuvered themselves into positions of power. And they could be anyone. Where...
It was supposed to be the ultimate waterslide experience. Towering 52 meters, or about 170 feet, above the ground, the attraction promised riders an extreme journey...
Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is notorious for killing and preserving dead animals. If you died in its waters, its high levels of sodium carbonate would mummify your...
As the world watches the war Russia brutally started in Ukraine, you wonder how these countries would be different if the dictator Vladimir Putin never took office. Who...
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...
Do the math with me. Earth holds 3.8 billion women. Until yesterday, it also held 3.9 billion men. This morning, the count of men stands at exactly one. You. Your phone...
Powerful earthquakes recently ripped through Venezuela, shaking large parts of the western region and sending violent tremors across cities and surrounding areas. The...
For decades, engineers have been working to make robots more like humans. Artificial intelligence has allowed machines to think more intelligently, while advanced...
Cities would drown, oceans would dry up, and human civilization would be thrown into chaos. This catastrophic change would not just flood our homes but completely...
The Earth is a dying rock and time is running out. You only have 10 years to plan your escape. How could we evacuate as many people as possible? What resources would we...
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? Hear ye, hear ye...
Take a deep breath. We take 23,000 breaths a day; trying to get oxygen to our brain and cells. Oxygen is essential to our survival. But it’s a only small...
MSN New, Humanity
The Nearest Star Would Be Close Enough to Reach, but There May Be No Metal to Build With
Imagine a night sky where the nearest star is close enough to actually visit. Not 4.37 light years away like Proxima Centauri, but a short hop by cosmic standards, one...
You’ve accidentally stumbled onto an old minefield. Surrounded by land mines buried somewhere in the ground, you don’t know where to step. One wrong move and...
MSN New, Earth
The Dinosaurs Were Already Dangerous, Millions More Years Could Have Changed Everything
When you look back through the evolutionary history of life on Earth, it’s important to remember it’s always been a game of survival. And only the fittest...
Your body is shaking and you’re feeling nauseous. There’s a sharp pain in your chest, and with each passing moment, it gets harder and harder to breathe. And...
You just fell into a pool with this thing. What is this? How would falling in here affect your health? And could you actually survive this? This is a spent nuclear fuel...
Greetings, future moonling. That’s right. You are among the first generation of children born on the Moon. How would your birth compare to every previous human’s...
